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Awatoto Rivermouth surf break

Awatoto Rivermouth surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 13 Jan 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
19.8° C
 (Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Awatoto Rivermouth today?

The current surf forecast for Awatoto Rivermouth at 3PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 13). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Afternoon (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (13 Jan)4ft (1.2m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ENE
0.7
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
SE
0.5
NE
0.5
E
0.2
SSE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.7
NE
0.5
ENE
0.6
NE
Period(s) (?)445666666664666564999666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)51710213993594331232013162219129169833371825
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
20
NE
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
5
WNW
15
SE
20
ESE
25
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
S
5
ESE
5
NE
10
NE
10
E
5
WNW
10
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		onononcrosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		glasscross-
on		ononcross-
off		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:27PM
1.53
3:00AM
1.56
3:15PM
1.51
3:47AM
1.55
4:01PM
1.48
4:33AM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:22AM
0.44
8:40PM
0.44
9:12AM
0.48
9:27PM
0.47
10:01AM
0.50
10:15PM
0.49
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise-------6:00-------6:01-------6:01
Sunset---8:40-------8:40-------8:39----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------1103---2
Temp. °C182121242220201819201919181616171819181918171716
Feels °C (?)151615212019191817171517171616171819191917161716
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