Awatoto Rivermouth surf break

Awatoto Rivermouth surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 10 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 9AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

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. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wed
13
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
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
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
276
268
196
190
184
180
174
125
121
88
86
86
59
58
57
36
33
34
50
50
50
49
48
30
Wind (km/h)
10
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
W
15
W
20
S
30
S
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
W
5
NW
5
E
10
SE
5
E
10
WSW
10
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
off
High Tide
11:38AM1.37m
00:07AM1.46m
12:26PM1.38m
00:56AM1.47m
1:18PM1.42m
Low Tide
5:38AM0.35m
5:47PM0.40m
6:24AM0.33m
6:36PM0.37m
7:11AM0.31m
7:28PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:05
7:05
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:10
5:09
5:08
1
1
Temp °C
12
14
15
18
19
16
15
11
10
10
10
11
12
11
9
7
7
6
7
13
13
13
12
11
9
9
10
15
15
13
11
5
6
5
6
6
9
8
6
4
4
3
4
11
10
11
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
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
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
ENE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
Energy kJ
276
268
196
190
184
180
174
125
121
59
54
43
43
26
26
24
12
34
50
50
50
49
48
30
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
19
0.2
SSE
17
0.1
S
15
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
SSE
7
Energy kJ
14
14
13
12
29
7
27
27
5
88
86
86
59
58
57
36
33
16
18
13
8
8
9
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
19
0.2
S
19
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.2
SSE
17
Energy kJ
3
7
3
3
3
3
3
3
7
27
26
51
57
58
59
59
13
14
14
12
3
3
2
29
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
N
3
0.8
SSW
4
0.5
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
6
2.1
S
8
2.3
S
14
Energy kJ
1
3
1
14
15
47
501
2092
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
17
17
0
2
0
124
170
4
4
0
37
0
4
0
0
2
0
0
0
40
2
2
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
5
5
8
5
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
9
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
5
4
4
5
9
9
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
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