Awatoto Rivermouth surf break

Awatoto Rivermouth surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 14 Jan 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
20.0° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than 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: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (14 Jan)2ft (0.6m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.2
SSE
0.4
NE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.6
NE
0.5
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)6665666106994666466677777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)222312262421129998122413892118182423231517
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
15
ESE
30
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
5
NW
5
N
0
NNE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:15PM
1.51
3:47AM
1.55
4:01PM
1.48
4:33AM
1.55
4:47PM
1.46
5:17AM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:12AM
0.48
9:27PM
0.47
10:01AM
0.50
10:15PM
0.49
10:47AM
0.50
11:02PM
0.47
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise-------6:01-------6:01-------6:03
Sunset---8:40-------8:39-------8:39----
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
------1---1--12---11--11
Temp. °C232321191817161819222121201817182021201918161515
Feels °C (?)232118171717161818211919191818192219181818151314
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