Awatoto Rivermouth surf break

Awatoto Rivermouth surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 17 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
18.7° 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 5AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (17 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (17 Mar)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
0.8
ENE
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.5
E
0.3
E
0.7
ENE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)666666774556655565556667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)78533020127281020182023161514597429201415173091
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
0
WNW
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
W
5
NNW
5
W
10
W
0
NW
10
E
15
E
5
ENE
5
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SE
15
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
glassoncross-
on
onoffcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
ononcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:44AM
1.48
5:09PM
1.41
5:35AM
1.53
6:00PM
1.47
6:27AM
1.60
6:52PM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:31PM
0.33
11:01AM
0.28
11:23PM
0.27
11:51AM
0.24
12:12AM
0.21
12:43PM
0.20
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise----7:09-------7:11-------7:11---
Sunset-------7:30-------7:28-------7:27
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------------------112
Temp. °C171514131517171717151413151819191716151416191816
Feels °C (?)151313121515151717151412151718191815151315171614
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