Awatoto Rivermouth surf break

Awatoto Rivermouth surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 16 Feb 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
20.8° C
(Which is 1.9°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 11PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Feb)--
Afternoon (16 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (16 Feb)3ft (0.9m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
ESE
0.5
SE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)101010101313139991211111110101410131212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21016416116229023519081798666827976734140396758113799895
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
30
W
20
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
W
15
ESE
20
SE
10
ESE
5
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
10
W
5
SW
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SW
10
SW
15
W
10
W
15
W
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
crosscross-
on
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffoffoffoffoffcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:43PM
1.40
6:11AM
1.53
6:34PM
1.42
7:00AM
1.56
7:24PM
1.47
7:48AM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:57PM
0.31
12:28PM
0.29
12:44AM
0.25
1:17PM
0.24
1:30AM
0.20
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise-----6:39-------6:41-------6:41--
Sunset-8:12-------8:10-------8:09------
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201817151514182019191715151418202019181715141921
Feels °C (?)151313141413171716181714141317181920181613121619
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