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Awatoto Rivermouth surf break

Awatoto Rivermouth surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 12 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
19.0° 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 8AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (12 Mar)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (12 Mar)5ft (1.5m)7s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.8
SE
1.7
ENE
0.8
SE
1.9
ENE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
Period(s) (?)411111212121267712131414814814141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)18313134686783155181135144166179261348257480202181179173171108104
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
15
NNE
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
20
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
15
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
WSW
15
S
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		onononcrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcrosscross-
on		crossglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:44AM
1.55
1:04PM
1.48
1:34AM
1.50
1:49PM
1.42
2:22AM
1.47
2:37PM
1.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:02AM
0.45
7:17PM
0.45
7:49AM
0.45
8:00PM
0.44
8:37AM
0.43
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise----7:05-------7:05-------7:07---
Sunset-------7:37-------7:36-------7:35
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-------------------13222
Temp. °C161513131517181816161717182021202020191818151414
Feels °C (?)131312121313131314141515161921212121201917121111
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