Awatoto Rivermouth surf break

Awatoto Rivermouth surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 26 Feb 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
20.0° 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 4PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Feb)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (26 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (26 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.5
E
0.3
SE
0.2
SSE
0.2
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.2
SSE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)101099910699999456666666777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)604441292934171388161613211149710331322930525438
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ESE
10
SSW
5
W
5
WNW
10
W
5
SSE
15
SE
25
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
NE
10
N
5
WNW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassononcross-
on
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
offcrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
glasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:46PM
1.65
2:16AM
1.74
2:45PM
1.63
3:15AM
1.73
3:44PM
1.60
4:12AM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:38AM
0.20
7:58PM
0.19
8:38AM
0.19
8:56PM
0.18
9:36AM
0.17
9:56PM
0.16
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Sunrise-------6:50-------6:52-------6:52
Sunset---7:59-------7:57-------7:55----
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------131-1--------
Temp. °C182221201919181618181816161515151515161616151312
Feels °C (?)182020201919181518161513141313131313141414141311
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