Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Awatoto Rivermouth today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Awatoto Rivermouth at 1PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 19s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Awatoto Rivermouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
247 | 210 | 169 | 143 | 146 | 166 | 203 | 245 | 268 | 330 | 330 | 319 | 339 | 220 | 188 | 159 | 176 | 113 | 91 | 188 | 222 | 293 | 435 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:06AM1.73m | 8:26PM1.79m | 8:55AM1.74m | 9:16PM1.74m | 9:41AM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:57AM0.09m | 2:12PM0.11m | 2:46AM0.14m | 3:04PM0.18m | 3:34AM0.20m | 3:56PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
247 | 210 | 169 | 143 | 146 | 166 | 203 | 245 | 268 | 330 | 330 | 319 | 339 | 220 | 188 | 159 | 176 | 113 | 88 | 188 | 222 | 293 | 435 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | SSE 8 | S 20 | SSW 19 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 11 | SE 8 | SE 9 | — | E 10 | E 10 | — |
8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 30 | 72 | 182 | 193 | 154 | 168 | 184 | 184 | 170 | 167 | 136 | 82 | 84 | 91 | — | 16 | 8 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 19 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 |
12 | 26 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 155 | 179 | 226 | 217 | 2081 | 7 | 1773 | 1467 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 18 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 170 | 171 | 174 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 167 | 4 | 175 | 227 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 219 | 4 | 239 | 232 | 219 |
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