Awatoto Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.50° S 176.92° E

Awatoto Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Awatoto Rivermouth sea temperature is
12.7° C
1.1° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Awatoto Rivermouth at 1AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (18 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (18 Jul)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
16
1.1
ESE
15
1.1
ESE
15
1.1
ESE
15
1.1
ESE
15
1.1
ESE
14
1
ESE
14
1
ESE
14
1
ESE
14
1
ESE
14
0.9
ESE
14
0.9
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
596
559
544
537
491
478
394
384
367
352
286
282
273
249
195
192
186
136
117
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
NE
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
0
WNW
10
E
5
NNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
5
W
5
S
15
SE
10
SSE
10
WSW
Wind State
on
on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
High Tide
8:01PM1.91m
8:31AM1.75m
8:53PM1.86m
9:22AM1.73m
Low Tide
1:42PM0.01m
2:23AM0.04m
2:37PM0.04m
3:16AM0.07m
3:31PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:08
5:09
 mm
Temp °C
13
11
10
9
8
7
7
12
13
13
11
10
10
10
10
13
13
11
10
Feels °C
10
9
8
6
5
4
4
10
10
11
7
6
6
6
7
11
9
9
7
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