Awatoto Rivermouth surf break

Awatoto Rivermouth surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 22 May 2026 NZST
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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
14.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Awatoto Rivermouth today?

The current surf forecast for Awatoto Rivermouth at 4PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (22 May)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (22 May)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
E
11
1.1
SE
5
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
2
4
4
4
8
4
3
3
22
20
20
18
17
28
27
62
64
35
35
35
54
35
34
Wind (km/h)
10
W
0
S
5
ENE
10
NNE
5
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
SSW
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
W
15
WSW
20
S
15
SSE
5
SSW
5
S
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
W
10
WNW
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
10:08AM1.73m
10:33PM1.82m
11:02AM1.66m
11:31PM1.73m
11:58AM1.59m
00:26AM1.66m
Low Tide
4:18PM0.06m
4:57AM0.06m
5:14PM0.09m
5:53AM0.09m
6:10PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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7:15
7:15
7:16
7:16
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5:01
5:00
5:00
5:00
1
2
1
Temp °C
12
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
15
15
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
11
11
10
9
13
12
11
10
9
10
9
9
13
12
13
11
9
9
10
11
12
11
12
12
10
10
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
E
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
E
11
0.7
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
Energy kJ
3
3
3
2
2
8
10
13
13
22
20
20
18
17
28
27
62
19
20
15
14
54
35
34
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
NE
5
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
11
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.3
E
11
0.1
S
17
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SE
5
Energy kJ
3
1
1
4
4
1
4
2
2
2
1
3
5
12
12
23
6
55
35
35
35
9
8
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
11
0.2
S
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
19
Energy kJ
1
2
4
1
1
4
2
3
3
3
3
5
4
4
2
6
2
23
29
30
30
32
67
68
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
2
0.8
S
5
0.4
SE
5
0.6
SE
4
1.1
SE
5
Energy kJ
1
31
5
16
64
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
93
93
141
39
25
17
23
23
23
23
37
17
17
23
55
17
0
0
99
17
0
0
2
17
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
3
4
4
4
5
4
3
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
5
7
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
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