Awatoto Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.50° S 176.92° E

Awatoto Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Awatoto Rivermouth sea temperature is
11.8° C
1.7° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Awatoto Rivermouth at 6PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (14 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (14 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
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)
1.2
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
0.9
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.4
E
7
2
E
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.2
E
9
1.4
E
8
2
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
103
98
101
71
145
195
507
645
742
265
559
266
273
235
201
212
176
118
127
147
144
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
ENE
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
20
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
10
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:19AM1.70m
6:44PM1.85m
7:14AM1.71m
7:36PM1.82m
8:06AM1.73m
8:26PM1.79m
Low Tide
12:27PM0.03m
1:06AM0.07m
1:19PM0.06m
1:57AM0.09m
2:12PM0.11m
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:34
 mm
1
1
3
2
2
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
4
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
10
10
8
8
7
7
Feels °C
11
11
10
10
9
8
9
12
13
12
11
10
10
10
8
5
4
0
1
-1
0
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