Awatoto Rivermouth surf break

Awatoto Rivermouth surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 18 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
18.7° 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 12PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (18 Mar)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (18 Mar)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sat
21
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
4
3
3
1
1
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
1
E
0.9
E
1.1
E
1.5
E
1.8
E
2
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2
E
1.9
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
Period(s) (?)5555555666666711121111111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17131313177066413325278462127573840102210751048935831622533407
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
5
WNW
0
ENE
10
E
15
E
10
E
5
S
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
S
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
WSW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
glassonononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:35AM
1.53
6:00PM
1.47
6:27AM
1.60
6:52PM
1.55
7:17AM
1.66
7:43PM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:51AM
0.24
12:12AM
0.21
12:43PM
0.20
1:01AM
0.17
1:33PM
0.16
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sat
21
Sunrise--7:11-------7:11-------7:13-----
Sunset-----7:28-------7:27-------7:24--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------1-1--------
Temp. °C141315181918171615141719191816151415172020171515
Feels °C (?)141215171718181615121616161514131112141615131312
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