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Awatoto Rivermouth surf break

Awatoto Rivermouth surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 16 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Awatoto Rivermouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Awatoto Rivermouth sea temperature is
18.8° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Awatoto Rivermouth today?

The current surf forecast for Awatoto Rivermouth at 4PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 19s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (16 Mar)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (16 Mar)5ft (1.5m)6s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
1.5
ENE
1
E
0.8
ENE
0.7
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.5
E
0.3
E
0.6
ENE
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)131212666666677455665556555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)412322151815540201272810131121241615146274282014
Wind
(km/h)
0
NNE
10
E
20
E
10
E
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
SW
10
E
15
E
5
E
5
S
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassonononoffoffoffcross-
off		glassoncross-
on		onoffcrossglasscross-
off		glasscross-
on		ononcross-
off		cross-
off		offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:18PM
1.36
4:44AM
1.48
5:09PM
1.41
5:35AM
1.53
6:00PM
1.47
6:27AM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:12AM
0.33
10:31PM
0.33
11:01AM
0.28
11:23PM
0.27
11:51AM
0.24
12:12AM
0.21
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise--------7:09-------7:11-------
Sunset---7:30-------7:30-------7:28----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141720191715141315171717161514141519191817161513
Feels °C (?)141517191513131215161517161514131518181817161411
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