Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Awatoto Rivermouth today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Awatoto Rivermouth at 7AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Awatoto Rivermouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 268 | 268 | 358 | 442 | 455 | 246 | 296 | 265 | 271 | 261 | 226 | 192 | 167 | 200 | 208 | 177 | 178 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:59PM1.63m | 10:17AM1.61m | 10:46PM1.64m | 11:05AM1.65m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:14AM0.25m | 4:33PM0.28m | 5:00AM0.26m | 5:24PM0.29m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | -3 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 268 | 268 | 358 | 442 | 455 | 246 | 296 | 265 | 271 | 261 | 226 | 192 | 167 | 200 | 208 | 177 | 170 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | SSE 12 | SE 17 | SE 17 | S 16 | SE 16 | ESE 16 | SE 16 | ESE 15 | E 18 | S 11 | ESE 14 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 86 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 10 | 21 | 6 | 269 | 18 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 17 | E 17 | E 18 | E 18 | SSE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 178 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 12 | SW 2 | SW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3221 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 219 | 232 | 232 | 175 | 0 | 4 | 166 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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