Awatoto Rivermouth surf break

Awatoto Rivermouth surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 09 May 2026 NZST
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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
15.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Awatoto Rivermouth today?

The current surf forecast for Awatoto Rivermouth at 9AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (09 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (09 May)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.5
E
14
0.6
E
14
0.9
E
14
0.9
ENE
13
0.9
ENE
13
0.9
E
13
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
131
113
116
99
93
146
315
295
286
268
196
190
184
180
174
125
121
119
86
86
59
57
55
53
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
S
0
S
5
W
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
10:54AM1.40m
11:18PM1.47m
11:38AM1.37m
00:07AM1.46m
12:26PM1.38m
Low Tide
4:54AM0.38m
5:01PM0.42m
5:38AM0.35m
5:47PM0.40m
6:24AM0.33m
6:36PM0.37m
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:05
7:05
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5:13
5:12
5:10
5:09
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
17
16
16
20
20
17
15
14
13
13
15
18
18
16
14
13
11
10
10
12
12
12
11
9
15
13
12
16
17
13
13
12
10
8
12
16
14
12
11
9
6
6
6
8
8
8
9
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
9
0.9
E
14
0.9
ENE
13
0.9
ENE
13
0.9
E
13
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.9
SE
7
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
E
10
Energy kJ
131
113
116
99
80
59
315
295
286
268
196
190
184
180
174
125
121
119
65
36
27
27
20
53
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.1
E
15
0.2
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.5
E
14
0.6
E
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
19
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
SE
6
Energy kJ
2
4
16
33
93
146
13
14
14
14
13
12
29
7
32
20
5
7
86
86
59
57
55
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
SE
19
0.1
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
Energy kJ
4
4
4
14
14
4
4
3
7
3
3
3
3
3
14
7
24
29
28
58
59
29
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.2
N
4
0.6
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
N
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.6
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
2
S
8
Energy kJ
262
408
5
5
5
7
1
9
4
1
6
24
60
470
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
17
17
17
17
2
8
0
0
0
11
0
0
0
2
0
4
170
4
4
0
4
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
3
1
1
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
7
7
6
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
5
4
5
4
4
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