
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Awatoto Rivermouth today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Awatoto Rivermouth at 6PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Awatoto Rivermouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
80 | 133 | 171 | 277 | 268 | 268 | 358 | 449 | 455 | 277 | 208 | 302 | 277 | 277 | 204 | 200 | 170 | 173 | 177 | 173 | 253 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:34AM1.57m | 9:59PM1.63m | 10:17AM1.61m | 10:46PM1.64m | 11:05AM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:44PM0.27m | 4:14AM0.25m | 4:33PM0.28m | 5:00AM0.26m | 5:24PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 1 | 3 | -1 | -1 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
21 | 133 | 171 | 277 | 268 | 268 | 358 | 449 | 455 | 277 | 208 | 302 | 277 | 277 | 204 | 200 | 170 | 173 | 177 | 173 | 170 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 17 | S 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | E 18 | S 11 | SE 14 | SE 13 |
8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 87 | 85 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 231 | 30 | 63 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 17 | — | — | — | SE 16 | E 17 | E 17 | SE 15 | E 18 | SE 14 | SE 13 |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | 40 | 6 | 6 | 54 | 6 | 149 | 253 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — |
80 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 17 | 220 | 0 | 219 | 232 | 175 | 175 | 11 | 4 | 166 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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