- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Awatoto Rivermouth Surf Forecast
/ Hawkes Bay (22 surf breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Awatoto Rivermouth surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 NZSTForecast 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
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 3AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Awatoto Rivermouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | |
48 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 39 | 36 | 30 | 21 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 37 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 1:46AM1.52m | 2:11PM1.49m | 2:37AM1.58m | 3:05PM1.58m | 3:30AM1.66m | 3:58PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:28PM0.35m | 7:59AM0.29m | 8:24PM0.32m | 8:50AM0.27m | 9:20PM0.29m | 9:43AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | | | |  |  | |  | |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 5 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
 kJ | 48 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 7 | 22 | 39 | 36 | 30 | 21 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 37 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 17 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 25 | 11 | 57 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 46 | 76 | 72 | 35 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 4 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 15 | SSE 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 17 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | S 13 | S 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 29 | 28 | 57 | 2 | 55 | 51 | 17 | 46 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | — | 3 | 7 | 31 | 29 | 51 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 757 | 627 | 464 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 37 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 219 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Awatoto Rivermouth surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest