Awatoto Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.50° S 176.92° E

Awatoto Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Awatoto Rivermouth sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.7° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Awatoto Rivermouth at 6AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (18 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (18 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
9
1
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.3
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
217
163
135
132
93
88
84
70
69
44
42
28
27
25
24
29
29
29
29
30
30
28
27
4
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
SE
15
ESE
10
E
5
NW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
NNE
15
ENE
15
E
5
E
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
N
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:31PM1.51m
11:51AM1.55m
00:14AM1.44m
12:39PM1.49m
00:58AM1.37m
1:27PM1.44m
Low Tide
5:40AM0.44m
6:13PM0.41m
6:24AM0.44m
6:59PM0.40m
7:08AM0.43m
7:45PM0.38m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
7
7
8
11
13
12
11
11
10
10
10
14
18
17
15
14
12
10
10
13
14
13
12
12
Feels °C
3
3
3
7
9
8
8
10
8
8
7
12
14
12
13
12
9
7
7
12
12
10
10
10
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