
Surf Forecasts:
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 (0.2m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Awatoto Rivermouth at 11AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Awatoto Rivermouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), 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). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | N 3 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NNW 2 | ENE 8 | E 9 | SSE 8 | E 11 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 549 | 712 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-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 | 2:44AM0.37m | 3:11PM0.36m | 3:28AM0.40m | 3:57PM0.39m | 4:12AM0.43m | 4:42PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||
6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 6 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | SSE 8 | E 11 | — | SE 12 | SE 13 |
9 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 58 | 2 | — | 549 | 712 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | S 10 | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | — | — |
1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SE 5 | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | S 14 | E 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | — | — | S 9 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | N 3 | N 3 | — | SW 4 | NNW 2 | — | SW 2 | SSW 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSW 4 | SW 4 |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 6 | — | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | 18 | 294 | 505 | 17 | 15 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 167 | 188 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 167 | 151 | 170 | 180 | 131 | 93 | 93 | 31 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 167 | 174 | 174 | 233 | 174 | 170 |
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