Awatoto Rivermouth surf break

Awatoto Rivermouth surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 20 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
16.9° 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: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (20 Apr)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.7
SSE
1
SSE
1.5
SSE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
2
SE
2
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
Period(s) (?)777998888101011111111111111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)372525575651484831882255231107981913913835773676729683708640589
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
10
SW
10
SSE
5
SW
5
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
30
WSW
30
SSW
45
S
45
SSW
45
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcrossglassoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:36AM
1.79
8:01PM
1.91
8:32AM
1.79
8:54PM
1.91
9:29AM
1.76
9:50PM
1.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:47PM
0.12
2:21AM
0.11
2:41PM
0.11
3:19AM
0.09
3:38PM
0.10
4:16AM
0.09
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise6:45-------6:46-------6:47-------
Sunset--5:37-------5:35-------5:34-----
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
19----59488682---1121-2-
Temp. °C14131515131212131313131211111211111111109999
Feels °C (?)121214151210998853235345543444
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