Awatoto Rivermouth surf break

Awatoto Rivermouth surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 09 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
15.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Awatoto Rivermouth today?

The current surf forecast for Awatoto Rivermouth at 1AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (10 May)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (10 May)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
1
2
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
14
0.6
E
14
0.9
ENE
14
0.9
ENE
13
0.9
ENE
13
0.9
E
13
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
93
146
327
295
286
268
196
190
184
180
174
125
121
88
86
86
59
58
57
55
35
32
31
49
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
W
20
NW
20
WNW
10
WNW
25
W
20
W
10
SW
30
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
ESE
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:18PM1.47m
11:38AM1.37m
00:07AM1.46m
12:26PM1.38m
00:56AM1.47m
Low Tide
5:01PM0.42m
5:38AM0.35m
5:47PM0.40m
6:24AM0.33m
6:36PM0.37m
7:11AM0.31m
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:12
5:10
5:09
1
1
Temp °C
20
17
15
14
12
13
15
18
18
16
14
11
10
10
10
12
12
11
9
8
7
6
7
13
16
13
12
12
9
8
10
16
12
11
11
4
5
6
6
8
8
9
6
5
5
3
5
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
14
0.9
ENE
13
0.9
ENE
13
0.9
E
13
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
E
10
0.5
E
10
Energy kJ
80
59
327
295
286
268
196
190
184
180
174
125
121
61
55
36
35
25
24
19
14
12
31
49
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
14
0.6
E
14
0.6
ENE
8
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.1
S
19
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
Energy kJ
93
146
50
14
14
14
13
12
29
7
27
7
88
86
86
59
58
57
55
35
32
12
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
19
0.2
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
18
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
S
12
Energy kJ
15
14
13
4
3
7
3
3
3
3
3
27
28
56
59
59
60
60
13
13
12
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.6
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
N
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.5
S
17
0.9
SSE
6
2
S
8
1.9
S
9
Energy kJ
5
9
10
3
1
1
8
142
55
466
593
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
17
11
0
2
0
17
2
0
2
2
0
170
4
0
4
0
0
2
0
0
0
2
2
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
8
8
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
8
6
5
5
9
5
4
4
5
8
9
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