Awatoto Rivermouth surf break

Awatoto Rivermouth surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 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
15.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Awatoto Rivermouth today?

The current surf forecast for Awatoto Rivermouth at 3AM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (30 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (30 Apr)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 16°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.1
SE
11
0.4
SSE
6
0.7
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.7
ENE
5
0.5
E
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
E
6
0.3
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
6
6
4
15
46
54
43
31
28
28
28
22
18
18
24
16
16
26
15
10
10
9
5
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
N
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
ENE
10
E
0
SE
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
High Tide
4:17AM1.52m
4:48PM1.57m
5:06AM1.53m
5:35PM1.62m
5:53AM1.55m
Low Tide
10:13PM0.30m
10:33AM0.32m
11:02PM0.34m
11:21AM0.37m
11:48PM0.37m
12:07PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:54
6:54
6:56
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5:22
5:22
5:21
Temp °C
16
16
16
13
14
14
14
13
12
11
11
10
10
12
12
13
12
11
9
9
10
14
15
14
13
12
13
9
9
9
9
10
9
8
8
7
8
10
9
10
10
9
7
7
8
12
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.4
SSE
6
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
14
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
E
6
0.3
E
6
Energy kJ
3
6
6
3
15
4
4
43
31
28
22
22
22
18
18
18
16
16
16
15
10
10
9
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
11
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
E
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
E
8
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
Energy kJ
2
2
2
4
2
4
4
5
20
28
28
22
5
5
5
5
4
1
6
6
6
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
14
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.5
S
10
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
S
11
0.1
E
8
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
5
5
5
2
4
4
4
4
54
2
2
4
3
3
1
1
1
1
3
1
2
2
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
3
0.7
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
1.6
SSE
7
0.6
E
6
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.7
ENE
5
Energy kJ
2
46
54
238
24
2
8
26
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
17
23
23
97
170
184
219
11
17
17
17
17
17
39
39
39
25
23
2
17
17
25
25
17
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
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