Awatoto Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.50° S 176.92° E

Awatoto Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Awatoto Rivermouth sea temperature is
12.8° C
1.2° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Awatoto Rivermouth at 1AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)7ft (2.2m)11s
Afternoon (09 Jul)7ft (2.2m)11s
Evening (09 Jul)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
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1
1
3
2
2
3
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.6
SE
8
2
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
11
2.4
SE
11
2.2
SE
11
2.3
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
4.5
SSE
11
4
SE
10
2.1
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
3
SE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
356
388
296
302
338
748
1113
1298
1090
1235
1376
1701
1652
4450
2980
848
725
1914
598
502
512
464
442
388
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
40
S
50
S
45
S
45
SSW
45
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
40
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:59PM1.61m
12:21PM1.61m
00:49AM1.65m
1:17PM1.68m
1:44AM1.68m
Low Tide
5:44PM0.33m
6:13AM0.29m
6:37PM0.34m
7:02AM0.28m
7:34PM0.32m
7:55AM0.27m
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light rain
light rain
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mod rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:02
5:02
5:04
 mm
1
2
1
6
10
10
6
5
6
6
2
5
3
1
1
Temp °C
13
11
11
11
11
12
11
10
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
Feels °C
9
4
5
6
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
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