Awatoto Rivermouth surf break

Awatoto Rivermouth surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm 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
17.0° 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 10PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)--
Afternoon (18 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (18 Apr)2ft (0.6m)4s

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
Tuesday
21
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
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
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
ESE
0.5
NE
0.6
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)125455589101057777778888887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1312152233471018496741341292726262732324544424443
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
25
N
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
SW
15
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
10
NE
15
N
10
NW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSE
10
SW
5
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
crossoffglasscrosscrossglasscross-
off
glassglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:14PM
1.77
6:41AM
1.77
7:08PM
1.86
7:36AM
1.79
8:01PM
1.91
8:32AM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:02PM
0.17
12:27AM
0.15
12:55PM
0.14
1:24AM
0.13
1:47PM
0.12
2:21AM
0.11
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise------6:43-------6:45-------6:46-
Sunset5:38-------5:37-------5:37-------
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----153-------28--4144---
Temp. °C192019191815141717171615121214131514131313121215
Feels °C (?)161614151513121514161414101011111512121312111113
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