Awatoto Rivermouth surf break

Awatoto Rivermouth surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 18 Apr 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
17.3° 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 8AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (18 Apr)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
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 (?)
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.2
ESE
0.1
SE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)121212125555561110977777777778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)28282727141431294453114662529282625262624333266
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NE
25
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WSW
10
S
10
SSE
25
ESE
10
NNW
15
NE
20
N
10
NNW
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossoncrosscrosscrossoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
crossoncross-
on
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:47AM
1.73
6:14PM
1.77
6:41AM
1.77
7:08PM
1.86
7:36AM
1.79
8:01PM
1.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:02PM
0.17
12:27AM
0.15
12:55PM
0.14
1:24AM
0.13
1:47PM
0.12
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
Sunrise--6:43-------6:43-------6:45-----
Sunset----5:38-------5:37-------5:37---
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------12--------23---4
Temp. °C161618191919191918161720211816131414151518171513
Feels °C (?)121214151615141514141719161614121312121415141311
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