
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Awatoto Rivermouth today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Awatoto Rivermouth at 1AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Awatoto Rivermouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
78 | 154 | 98 | 96 | 95 | 92 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 61 | 62 | 52 | 50 | 29 | 28 | 56 | 28 | 27 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:55PM1.60m | 7:21AM1.60m | 7:44PM1.66m | 8:10AM1.68m | 8:33PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:10AM0.23m | 1:29PM0.21m | 1:58AM0.21m | 2:19PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 |
78 | 154 | 98 | 96 | 95 | 92 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 61 | 62 | 52 | 50 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 64 | 107 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | NNE 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 15 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 18 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
42 | 2 | 13 | 28 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 51 | 62 | 27 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 12 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 5 |
31 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 31 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 92 | 93 | 17 | 17 |
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