Awatoto Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.50° S 176.92° E

Awatoto Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Awatoto Rivermouth sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.5° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Awatoto Rivermouth at 6PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (06 Oct)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (06 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.6
E
4
1.5
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.7
E
8
0.8
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
13
12
134
136
46
35
24
18
29
64
96
127
133
136
142
106
78
74
50
46
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
15
E
20
ENE
10
ENE
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
0
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
20
SE
10
S
10
W
10
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
off
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
2:27PM1.67m
2:56AM1.54m
3:23PM1.65m
3:55AM1.53m
4:18PM1.64m
Low Tide
8:09AM0.13m
8:48PM0.11m
9:08AM0.13m
9:43PM0.12m
10:07AM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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6:37
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Temp °C
9
12
13
12
11
10
9
8
12
15
14
14
14
13
11
11
13
14
12
11
12
Feels °C
7
8
8
10
8
7
7
5
11
12
12
14
14
12
7
8
10
9
10
9
11
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