Awatoto Rivermouth surf break

Awatoto Rivermouth surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 NZST
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
16.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Awatoto Rivermouth today?

The current surf forecast for Awatoto Rivermouth at 1AM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Afternoon (22 Apr)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (22 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SE
1.1
SE
1.5
SSE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
2
SE
2
SE
2
SE
2.1
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)1010101111111111111010101010101099999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)196229485105198193096493096373160354149846842432727223621217216813812194
Wind
(km/h)
35
WSW
20
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:54PM
1.91
9:29AM
1.76
9:50PM
1.87
10:25AM
1.72
10:49PM
1.80
11:21AM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:41PM
0.11
3:19AM
0.09
3:38PM
0.10
4:16AM
0.09
4:35PM
0.10
5:14AM
0.09
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise------6:47-------6:48-------6:48-
Sunset5:35-------5:34-------5:31-------
light rain
rain showers
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
211175211-11-----2121----
Temp. °C12131211111011121210109979121110101099913
Feels °C (?)5943334544444148767755611
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