Awatoto Rivermouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.50° S 176.92° E

Awatoto Rivermouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Awatoto Rivermouth sea temperature is
12.9°C
0.9° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Awatoto Rivermouth at 1AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (28 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (28 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
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)
0.5
ESE
12
0.7
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
154
98
96
95
92
90
90
89
61
62
52
50
29
28
56
28
27
14
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
30
WSW
15
SSW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
15
E
15
E
5
E
5
N
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
6:55PM1.60m
7:21AM1.60m
7:44PM1.66m
8:10AM1.68m
8:33PM1.70m
Low Tide
1:10AM0.23m
1:29PM0.21m
1:58AM0.21m
2:19PM0.20m
cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:13
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7:14
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Temp °C
18
11
7
7
7
7
11
15
16
13
12
12
12
11
13
14
13
12
11
Feels °C
14
4
2
3
4
3
5
8
8
6
6
7
6
6
9
10
9
10
9
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