
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Awatoto Rivermouth today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Awatoto Rivermouth at 4PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Awatoto Rivermouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
80 | 133 | 171 | 277 | 268 | 268 | 358 | 449 | 455 | 277 | 208 | 302 | 277 | 277 | 204 | 200 | 170 | 173 | 177 | 173 | 253 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:34AM1.57m | 9:59PM1.63m | 10:17AM1.61m | 10:46PM1.64m | 11:05AM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:44PM0.27m | 4:14AM0.25m | 4:33PM0.28m | 5:00AM0.26m | 5:24PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 1 | 3 | -1 | -1 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
21 | 133 | 171 | 277 | 268 | 268 | 358 | 449 | 455 | 277 | 208 | 302 | 277 | 277 | 204 | 200 | 170 | 173 | 177 | 173 | 170 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 17 | S 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | E 18 | S 11 | SE 14 | SE 13 |
8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 87 | 85 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 231 | 30 | 63 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 17 | — | — | — | SE 16 | E 17 | E 17 | SE 15 | E 18 | SE 14 | SE 13 |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | 40 | 6 | 6 | 54 | 6 | 149 | 253 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — |
80 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 17 | 220 | 0 | 219 | 232 | 175 | 175 | 11 | 4 | 166 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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