Awatoto Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.50° S 176.92° E

Awatoto Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Awatoto Rivermouth sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.8° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Awatoto Rivermouth at 12PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (16 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (16 Oct)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
8
0.1
E
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.1
E
11
1.4
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.6
SE
12
1.6
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.4
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.1
SE
9
1
SE
9
1
SE
9
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
1
0
2
0
520
451
432
723
663
629
640
589
487
412
315
262
216
159
155
105
100
67
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
SE
15
ESE
10
E
5
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
10:21AM1.68m
10:48PM1.57m
11:05AM1.62m
11:31PM1.51m
11:51AM1.55m
Low Tide
4:12AM0.43m
4:42PM0.40m
4:56AM0.44m
5:28PM0.41m
5:40AM0.44m
6:13PM0.41m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:24
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6:22
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6:22
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7:30
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7:31
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7:32
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 mm
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3
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Temp °C
9
8
8
9
9
8
7
7
6
6
7
10
12
12
10
7
7
7
11
14
13
12
12
Feels °C
5
2
1
2
0
0
0
1
-1
0
1
4
6
7
6
3
3
3
7
9
9
9
11
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