Awatoto Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.50° S 176.92° E

Issued: 5 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Awatoto Rivermouth sea temperature is

12.8° C

Awatoto Rivermouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Awatoto Rivermouth today (11 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Awatoto Rivermouth at 12PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 20s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	10s
Afternoon (11 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	9s
Evening (11 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 11							Sunday 12								Monday 13								Tue 14
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	416	341	334	277	232	227	193	181	149	146	116	116	90	82	96	98	96	71	69	47	45	43	25	25
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	WSW	SSW	SSW	S	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	SW	E	ENE	NW	WNW	WNW	W	W	NNE	ENE	NNW	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	cross	cross	cross
High Tide	1:44AM1.68m				2:14PM1.75m				2:41AM1.71m					3:11PM1.82m				3:41AM1.73m				4:09PM1.88m
Low Tide			7:55AM0.27m				8:34PM0.28m				8:53AM0.24m					9:34PM0.23m				9:55AM0.20m				10:33PM0.17m


	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	7:28
	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	5:06
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	8	8	11	10	10	9	7	8	7	7	9	10	10	8	6	5	5	5	9	11	13	11	12
Feels °C	5	5	4	7	6	6	6	3	5	3	3	7	7	8	5	3	2	2	2	6	8	9	6	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	416	341	334	277	232	227	193	181	149	146	116	116	90	82	96	98	96	71	69	47	45	43	25	25
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	S 21	S 20	S 20	S 20	S 19	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 8	S 9
kJ	23	9	8	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	119	110	106	71	2	2	2	1	24
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 16	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	—	S 16	—	S 9	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 16	SSW 13	—	SSW 13
kJ	20	20	20	19	18	31	—	127	—	15	106	92	86	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	34	—	32
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	S 7	—	—	—	S 6	S 7	—	S 7	S 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 4	NE 4
kJ	155	104	—	—	—	58	57	—	44	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	11
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	23	2	25	17
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	1	2	4	4
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