
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Awatoto Rivermouth today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Awatoto Rivermouth at 4AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Awatoto Rivermouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
35 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 46 | 56 | 59 | 55 | 44 | 35 | 18 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 31 | 32 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 2:13AM1.33m | 2:41PM1.43m | 3:03AM1.33m | 3:28PM1.44m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:10PM0.39m | 8:24AM0.40m | 8:56PM0.36m | 9:15AM0.37m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
35 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 46 | 11 | 11 | 55 | 44 | 35 | 18 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 31 | 32 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 19 | S 19 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 7 | S 19 | S 19 | — | — | S 19 | S 18 | S 19 | ESE 10 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 |
6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 8 | — | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | — | SW 2 | SW 2 | SW 2 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 245 | — | 409 | 56 | 59 | 470 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 167 | 167 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 93 | 11 | 2 |
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