Awatoto Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.50° S 176.92° E

Awatoto Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Awatoto Rivermouth sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.1° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Awatoto Rivermouth at 10AM is: 0.2m 18s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)18s
Afternoon (20 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)17s
Evening (20 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
30
30
30
28
29
29
11
10
5
5
6
15
9
10
10
9
24
18
11
10
9
9
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
E
15
ESE
10
E
5
NNE
5
NW
5
W
5
W
0
ENE
15
E
15
E
5
ENE
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
ENE
15
E
10
E
5
SE
5
SW
Wind State
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:27PM1.44m
1:46AM1.34m
2:15PM1.42m
2:36AM1.34m
3:02PM1.43m
Low Tide
7:08AM0.43m
7:45PM0.38m
7:54AM0.42m
8:30PM0.35m
8:45AM0.40m
9:16PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:36
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Temp °C
10
9
12
14
13
12
11
10
10
10
13
16
14
14
13
13
12
12
15
17
15
15
14
Feels °C
7
6
11
12
10
10
10
9
8
8
13
13
11
13
12
12
10
10
14
14
13
14
13
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