Awatoto Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.50° S 176.92° E

Awatoto Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Awatoto Rivermouth sea temperature is
12.9°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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Awatoto Rivermouth at 2AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
14
0.4
SE
14
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
12
0.7
ESE
12
0.7
ESE
12
0.7
ESE
11
0.4
SE
13
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
40
46
151
131
125
119
109
46
84
93
93
77
70
69
68
68
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
W
5
WSW
0
SSW
10
NE
0
NW
0
NNE
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
ENE
10
W
20
W
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
on
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:20PM1.62m
10:40AM1.64m
11:06PM1.57m
11:29AM1.58m
Low Tide
4:33AM0.40m
5:00PM0.40m
5:19AM0.43m
5:48PM0.42m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
12
10
10
12
12
12
13
12
12
11
10
13
16
17
16
16
Feels °C
11
10
9
9
12
10
12
13
11
10
9
7
11
14
15
11
14
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