Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Awatoto Rivermouth today (21 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Awatoto Rivermouth at 9PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Awatoto Rivermouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
88 | 86 | 38 | 37 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:09PM1.60m | 00:30AM1.55m | 1:01PM1.56m | 1:17AM1.49m | 1:51PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:25PM0.42m | 6:44AM0.43m | 7:15PM0.45m | 7:30AM0.44m | 8:05PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | ESE 13 |
88 | 64 | 38 | 37 | 23 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ENE 3 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NNE 4 |
28 | 27 | 25 | 50 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 10 | E 3 | ENE 3 | SSE 12 | ENE 3 | — | NE 4 | E 14 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
— | 86 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NW 2 | — | — |
— | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 40 | 89 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 |
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