Awatoto Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.50° S 176.92° E

Awatoto Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Awatoto Rivermouth sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.2° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Awatoto Rivermouth at 5PM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (14 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (14 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
5
0.1
E
12
0.6
NE
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.6
NE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.1
E
9
0.7
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SE
12
1.5
SE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
11
12
0
0
0
0
13
1
59
182
0
567
712
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
ENE
25
NW
20
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
15
N
25
N
5
WNW
10
SW
5
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
30
SW
25
SSW
35
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:56AM1.74m
9:18PM1.64m
9:39AM1.73m
10:04PM1.62m
10:21AM1.68m
Low Tide
3:11PM0.36m
3:28AM0.40m
3:57PM0.39m
4:12AM0.43m
4:42PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:28
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6:26
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6:24
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7:29
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7:30
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7:30
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1
2
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1
2
2
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Temp °C
19
21
24
21
18
18
19
18
19
19
15
11
10
8
9
8
8
8
10
9
7
Feels °C
18
18
20
18
15
14
16
14
16
15
14
8
8
5
5
1
2
1
0
1
-1
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