
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Awatoto Rivermouth today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Awatoto Rivermouth at 12PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Awatoto Rivermouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 42 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 33 | 43 | 62 | 50 | 38 | 27 | 33 | 44 | 34 | 45 | 36 | 35 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 1:24AM1.36m | 1:55PM1.44m | 2:13AM1.33m | 2:41PM1.43m | 3:03AM1.33m | 3:28PM1.44m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:34AM0.42m | 8:10PM0.39m | 8:24AM0.40m | 8:56PM0.36m | 9:15AM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 9 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
18 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 42 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 33 | 11 | 11 | 50 | 38 | 27 | 33 | 44 | 34 | 45 | 36 | 35 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 19 | S 19 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 18 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | ESE 10 | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 |
9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 10 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | S 6 | — | — | S 8 | S 2 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | SW 2 | SW 2 | SW 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 17 | 206 | — | — | 201 | 1 | — | 43 | 62 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 89 | 103 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 239 | 239 | 167 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 93 | 2 | 2 |
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