Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Awatoto Rivermouth today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Awatoto Rivermouth at 8AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Awatoto Rivermouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | E 14 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 96 | 96 | 77 | 65 | 97 | 118 | 67 | 86 | 55 | 37 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:43PM1.60m | 12:09PM1.60m | 00:30AM1.55m | 1:01PM1.56m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:58AM0.39m | 6:25PM0.42m | 6:44AM0.43m | 7:15PM0.45m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 96 | 96 | 77 | 65 | 65 | 90 | 67 | 64 | 55 | 37 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | ESE 10 | SE 8 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | — |
| kJ | 95 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 97 | 118 | — | 86 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 14 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 89 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 17 | 25 | 23 |
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