Awatoto Rivermouth surf break

Awatoto Rivermouth surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 16 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
17.6° 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 8PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (16 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (16 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
ESE
0.3
E
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.7
NE
0.9
ENE
1.1
NE
1.2
ENE
Period(s) (?)11111414141414141313131312121212121212115555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)232120202039666358575554504928282727261224516775
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
N
10
ENE
20
NE
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
20
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassononcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:28PM
1.57
4:54AM
1.66
5:21PM
1.67
5:47AM
1.73
6:14PM
1.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:16AM
0.23
10:42PM
0.22
11:09AM
0.20
11:34PM
0.18
12:02PM
0.17
12:27AM
0.15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise6:41-------6:41-------6:43-------
Sunset--5:42-------5:40-------5:38-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------5
Temp. °C161717151414151416191917151516161718201918181816
Feels °C (?)91111989111012171613121112121315161413131412
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