Awatoto Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.50° S 176.92° E

Issued: 5 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Awatoto Rivermouth sea temperature is

12.6° C

Awatoto Rivermouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Awatoto Rivermouth today (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Awatoto Rivermouth at 12AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	9s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	10s
Evening (14 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 13			Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	E 9	E 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 15	E 15
Wave Graph
kJ	45	39	37	25	26	26	25	13	18	19	18	19	28	26	25	24	38	23	39	20	34	35	45	115
Wind (km/h)	ENE	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	WNW	W	W	WNW	WNW	NNW	NE	NNE	W	WNW	W	NW	NW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross
High Tide		4:09PM1.88m				4:41AM1.76m				5:09PM1.92m				5:40AM1.77m					6:09PM1.94m				6:39AM1.77m
Low Tide				10:33PM0.17m				10:56AM0.13m				11:32PM0.11m				11:54AM0.06m					00:31AM0.07m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—
	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	14	12	13	14	13	12	15	17	15	14	12	11	11	11	15	17	15	13	12	12	12	14	17
Feels °C	8	10	7	8	10	8	8	12	13	11	11	9	7	8	8	13	14	12	10	9	9	10	11	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	E 9	E 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	ESE 10	NE 5	ESE 10	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 15	E 15
kJ	45	39	37	25	26	26	6	5	4	19	4	19	28	26	25	24	38	23	39	20	34	35	45	115
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 17	S 10	S 8	—	S 12	S 12	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 10	NE 5	ESE 10	NE 5	NE 4	ENE 5	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	—	—	ESE 13	E 10	E 10	ESE 13	S 18
kJ	6	2	1	—	73	44	25	13	18	4	18	3	3	2	1	1	1	—	—	18	17	17	32	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	—	S 16	SSW 13	—	E 16	E 15	E 10	E 14	E 13	E 13	E 12	E 6	S 9	S 9	S 21	S 21	S 8	—	NE 4	S 19	S 18	E 10	NE 10
kJ	5	—	5	32	—	5	4	8	4	3	13	12	1	2	2	9	9	1	—	1	7	6	8	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NE 3	NE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	N 4	N 4	NNW 3	NNW 2	NNW 3	NW 3	NW 2	—	—	—	—	ENE 4	—	—	NNW 3	NNW 3	—	N 4
kJ	—	2	2	5	7	6	1	1	2	1	3	2	1	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	1	1	—	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Stingray Bay Hawkes Bay	Tutaekuri River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Stingray Bay Hawkes Bay	Stingray Bay Hawkes Bay	Tangoio Flat Rock Hawkes Bay	Tangoio Flat Rock Hawkes Bay	Aropaonui Hawkes Bay	Ocean Beach Hawkes Bay	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Ocean Beach Hawkes Bay	Te Awanga Hawkes Bay	Te Awanga Hawkes Bay	Te Awanga Hawkes Bay	Te Awanga Hawkes Bay	Te Awanga Hawkes Bay	Te Awanga Hawkes Bay	Stingray Bay Hawkes Bay	Aropaonui Hawkes Bay	Te Awanga Hawkes Bay	Te Awanga Hawkes Bay	Napier - Marine Parade Hawkes Bay	Napier - Marine Parade Hawkes Bay	Awatoto Rivermouth Hawkes Bay	Napier - Marine Parade Hawkes Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	19	8	19	19	17	17	25	31	89	31	17	17	17	17	17	17	19	25	17	17	2	2	0	2
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Point Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Shingles West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	2	2	4	4	3	3	3	1	1	5	5	6	6	6	5	1	1	1	4	1	4	2	4	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	6	5	5	8	7	9	8	8	9	7	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	5	9	5	6

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