Awatoto Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.50° S 176.92° E

Awatoto Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Awatoto Rivermouth sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.2° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Awatoto Rivermouth at 3AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (14 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (14 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
6
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.4
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.5
ENE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.2
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.1
E
9
0.9
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
12
1.8
SE
13
2
SE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
9
5
6
2
3
3
2
2
2
5
9
14
16
0
0
21
13
2
138
0
1030
1018
1286
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
NW
10
WNW
5
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
15
N
20
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
N
25
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
35
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:56AM1.74m
9:18PM1.64m
9:39AM1.73m
10:04PM1.62m
10:21AM1.68m
Low Tide
2:44AM0.37m
3:11PM0.36m
3:28AM0.40m
3:57PM0.39m
4:12AM0.43m
4:42PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:28
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6:26
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6:24
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7:29
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7:30
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7:30
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 mm
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4
13
1
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1
3
4
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
15
14
20
24
23
21
19
18
18
18
19
19
16
11
10
10
9
8
7
8
9
8
7
Feels °C
16
14
12
19
20
18
19
16
14
14
14
16
15
12
7
7
6
3
0
-1
0
-1
-1
-1
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