Awatoto Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.50° S 176.92° E

Awatoto Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 09 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 SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 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 8PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)7ft (2.2m)11s
Afternoon (09 Jul)10ft (3.0m)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 26mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu morning, light winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
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1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SE
11
2.2
SE
11
3
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.4
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
4.5
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
2
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1107
1090
1782
1605
1429
1298
1437
4587
3490
2682
778
650
491
408
416
365
365
312
299
242
242
201
201
156
Wind (km/h)
45
S
45
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
Wind State
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
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
12:21PM1.61m
00:49AM1.65m
1:17PM1.68m
1:44AM1.68m
2:14PM1.75m
2:41AM1.71m
Low Tide
6:13AM0.29m
6:37PM0.34m
7:02AM0.28m
7:34PM0.32m
7:55AM0.27m
8:34PM0.28m
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7:31
7:31
7:31
7:30
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5:02
5:02
5:04
5:05
 mm
4
3
2
2
1
5
4
4
1
Temp °C
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
10
8
8
8
8
8
8
10
10
9
9
8
8
7
Feels °C
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
2
3
4
4
3
3
6
6
5
6
5
4
3
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