Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Awatoto Rivermouth today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Awatoto Rivermouth at 2PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Awatoto Rivermouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
84 | 65 | 53 | 49 | 48 | 55 | 71 | 48 | 51 | 53 | 125 | 86 | 89 | 127 | 264 | 695 | 928 | 311 | 234 | 234 | 199 | 195 | 195 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:21AM1.69m | 5:49PM1.85m | 6:19AM1.70m | 6:44PM1.85m | 7:14AM1.71m | 7:36PM1.82m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:34AM0.04m | 00:11AM0.07m | 12:27PM0.03m | 1:06AM0.07m | 1:19PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ESE 14 | E 7 | SE 9 | ESE 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
84 | 65 | 53 | 49 | 28 | 30 | 41 | 48 | 51 | 53 | 84 | 20 | 89 | 3 | 19 | 302 | 347 | 311 | 234 | 234 | 199 | 195 | 195 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 14 | SE 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
17 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 95 | 100 | 100 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 14 | SE 10 | ESE 14 | SE 9 | S 17 | S 17 | SW 15 | — | S 16 | S 19 | S 18 | ESE 13 | S 18 | S 17 |
8 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | — | 5 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 24 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | — | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
31 | 26 | 13 | 22 | 48 | 55 | 71 | 157 | 167 | 114 | 125 | 86 | — | 127 | 264 | 695 | 928 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 48 | 48 | 40 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 167 | 167 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
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