Awatoto Rivermouth surf break

Awatoto Rivermouth surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 10 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
15.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Awatoto Rivermouth today?

The current surf forecast for Awatoto Rivermouth at 2PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 19s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (10 May)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (10 May)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wed
13
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
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
196
190
184
180
174
125
121
88
86
86
59
58
57
36
35
52
50
50
50
49
48
31
30
28
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
NW
25
W
5
W
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
W
5
WNW
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
0
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
High Tide
11:38AM1.37m
00:07AM1.46m
12:26PM1.38m
00:56AM1.47m
1:18PM1.42m
1:46AM1.52m
Low Tide
5:47PM0.40m
6:24AM0.33m
6:36PM0.37m
7:11AM0.31m
7:28PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:05
7:05
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:10
5:09
5:08
1
1
Temp °C
15
18
19
16
14
12
10
10
11
12
12
12
10
8
8
7
8
12
15
14
13
12
10
10
10
15
14
14
10
7
6
6
7
8
8
9
8
6
6
5
6
10
13
13
12
9
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
Energy kJ
196
190
184
180
174
125
121
88
47
38
36
26
24
23
13
52
50
50
50
49
48
31
30
28
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.2
S
19
0.2
SSE
17
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
19
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
6
Energy kJ
13
12
29
7
27
27
5
27
86
86
59
58
57
36
35
15
18
17
7
6
8
5
9
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
19
0.2
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
7
29
53
57
59
59
30
14
14
14
3
3
3
2
29
28
57
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.8
SSW
4
0.5
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
1.9
S
9
1.4
S
12
Energy kJ
2
2
16
17
46
51
529
546
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
17
17
0
2
0
124
170
4
4
0
37
0
4
0
0
2
0
0
0
40
2
2
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
5
5
8
5
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
9
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
5
4
4
5
9
9
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
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