Awatoto Rivermouth surf break

Awatoto Rivermouth surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 14 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
15.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Awatoto Rivermouth today?

The current surf forecast for Awatoto Rivermouth at 4PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 14). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (14 May)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (14 May)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
27
33
33
27
29
27
32
33
32
32
22
28
20
21
21
33
21
20
20
20
20
19
18
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SE
15
SE
15
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:05PM1.58m
3:30AM1.66m
3:58PM1.69m
4:25AM1.72m
4:53PM1.80m
5:21AM1.78m
Low Tide
8:50AM0.27m
9:20PM0.29m
9:43AM0.25m
10:15PM0.25m
10:40AM0.22m
11:11PM0.20m
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7:07
7:07
7:09
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5:07
5:07
5:07
5:06
Temp °C
12
14
14
12
12
11
10
11
11
12
13
12
10
9
9
10
10
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
9
10
10
9
9
8
7
8
8
10
11
9
7
6
6
7
7
8
9
7
7
8
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
5
0.3
E
11
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
5
Energy kJ
25
27
33
33
27
29
27
32
33
32
32
21
28
20
19
14
33
6
20
12
10
10
11
14
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
Energy kJ
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
16
17
17
18
19
21
21
21
21
11
20
20
20
19
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
S
17
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.1
S
16
0.2
SSE
11
0.1
S
16
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
7
7
6
7
7
7
7
31
29
25
22
21
19
17
16
5
12
5
11
7
6
7
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
12
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.3
S
12
0.4
SE
5
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
Energy kJ
1113
688
566
469
6
418
396
345
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
3
1
3
3
3
3
1
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
2
2
219
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
17
23
0
17
2
17
17
17
183
195
17
17
17
17
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
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