Awatoto Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.50° S 176.92° E

Awatoto Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Awatoto Rivermouth sea temperature is
12.2°C
1.3° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Awatoto Rivermouth at 1AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Evening (04 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
11
0.1
E
9
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.5
N
3
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.3
ENE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
2
11
11
8
8
11
10
5
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
5
N
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
SW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
5
WNW
5
E
15
NNE
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
10:25PM1.66m
10:45AM1.72m
11:17PM1.65m
11:41AM1.72m
Low Tide
4:15PM0.23m
4:37AM0.22m
5:08PM0.23m
5:29AM0.21m
6:04PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:51
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
14
13
14
16
17
18
18
16
14
13
11
11
12
16
17
14
13
Feels °C
15
15
11
10
11
11
12
12
13
11
7
7
5
6
7
13
14
10
10
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