
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Awatoto Rivermouth today (12 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Awatoto Rivermouth at 11PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Awatoto Rivermouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 16 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 16 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | 34 | 37 | 274 | 25 | 16 | 24 | 13 | 22 | 17 | 44 | 85 | 49 | 41 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:20PM1.73m | 6:51AM1.69m | 7:10PM1.72m | 7:40AM1.73m | 7:59PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:06PM0.11m | 00:40AM0.15m | 12:57PM0.16m | 1:28AM0.20m | 1:47PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 16 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 14 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
21 | 29 | 37 | 274 | 25 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 44 | 85 | 49 | 41 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 16 | E 8 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | E 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
26 | 34 | 85 | 1 | 54 | 53 | 24 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 13 | E 8 | E 8 | S 20 | S 20 | E 9 | S 14 | E 12 | E 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | S 18 | E 14 | E 11 |
5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 135 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 188 | 100 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 91 | 89 | 39 | 25 |
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