Awatoto Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.50° S 176.92° E

Awatoto Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Awatoto Rivermouth sea temperature is
12.2°C
1.3° 

Awatoto Rivermouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Awatoto Rivermouth today (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Awatoto Rivermouth at 10AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Afternoon (13 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (13 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s

Table - waves today at Awatoto Rivermouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SE
10
0.7
SE
11
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
17
24
23
25
19
74
121
50
33
21
15
67
45
27
27
55
40
37
35
33
30
29
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WSW
10
SE
25
SSE
15
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
0
W
5
WNW
5
W
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
NW
10
E
15
ENE
10
E
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
off
High Tide
6:51AM1.69m
7:10PM1.72m
7:40AM1.73m
7:59PM1.71m
8:25AM1.75m
8:47PM1.69m
Low Tide
00:40AM0.15m
12:57PM0.16m
1:28AM0.20m
1:47PM0.22m
2:14AM0.25m
2:38PM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
12
16
13
11
11
10
10
9
10
12
12
12
11
10
10
9
11
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
5
5
8
13
7
7
10
9
9
7
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
7
10
10
10
10
9
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