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Awatoto Rivermouth surf break

Awatoto Rivermouth surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 18 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
19.5° C
 (Which is 1.2°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 8PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)--
Afternoon (18 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (18 Jan)4ft (1.2m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SE
1.2
SE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.9
SE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
2
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.3
E
1.7
ESE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)667667777788788788888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)69123151103101168173183193394204226435226204228226422419212383177149127
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:18PM
1.43
6:47AM
1.56
7:06PM
1.43
7:33AM
1.57
7:55PM
1.44
8:18AM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:32AM
0.38
1:03PM
0.38
1:15AM
0.33
1:50PM
0.32
1:58AM
0.29
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise-----6:05-------6:05-------6:07--
Sunset-8:38-------8:38-------8:37------
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151616161616171717171717161717171717161616161718
Feels °C (?)91111121212131313131312111212121313121314131415
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