Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Awatoto Rivermouth today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Awatoto Rivermouth at 1PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Awatoto Rivermouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 163 | 135 | 112 | 93 | 88 | 84 | 70 | 69 | 53 | 42 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 9 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:51AM1.55m | 00:14AM1.44m | 12:39PM1.49m | 00:58AM1.37m | 1:27PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:40AM0.44m | 6:13PM0.41m | 6:24AM0.44m | 6:59PM0.40m | 7:08AM0.43m | 7:45PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 163 | 135 | 112 | 93 | 88 | 84 | 70 | 69 | 53 | 42 | 28 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 58 | 58 | 30 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | SE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 28 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | E 11 | SE 11 | S 16 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | ESE 7 | — | SE 6 | SE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 133 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 25 | 29 | 29 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 696 | 794 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 244 | 99 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 91 | 89 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 17 | 19 | 37 | 93 | 93 | 89 | 25 |
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