Awatoto Rivermouth surf break

Awatoto Rivermouth surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 31 Mar 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
18.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Awatoto Rivermouth today?

The current surf forecast for Awatoto Rivermouth at 3AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 31). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (01 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (01 Apr)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ESE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.3
ESE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.5
SE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SE
0.6
SSE
Period(s) (?)106799766671116161615151414121717171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)326669112992926161722222424242210481803674195188208162
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
25
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
NW
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
W
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffoffoffglassonononcross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:19PM
1.52
5:40AM
1.59
6:11PM
1.55
6:30AM
1.59
7:00PM
1.60
7:18AM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:31PM
0.20
11:59AM
0.22
12:21AM
0.23
12:48PM
0.26
1:09AM
0.27
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise------7:24-------7:26-------7:26-
Sunset-7:07-------7:06-------7:04------
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
11----------------------
Temp. °C151313131212121414141311111011141414141312121316
Feels °C (?)118101199101110111299810111111121111111214
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