Hawai River surf break

Hawai River surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 16 Jan 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Hawai River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hawai River sea temperature is
21.7° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Hawai River today?

The current surf forecast for Hawai River at 2AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (17 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (17 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

Table - waves today at Hawai River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NNW
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.4
NE
0.6
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.4
N
Period(s) (?)510671099998101099991616161616151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)426427322564817979695765616341434646454545403867
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
N
5
NE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
E
5
ENE
5
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
glasscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:32AM
1.56
6:41PM
1.50
7:19AM
1.60
7:27PM
1.53
8:02AM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:08AM
0.38
12:41PM
0.50
12:57AM
0.34
1:29PM
0.45
1:43AM
0.29
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise-----6:05-------6:05-------6:07--
Sunset-8:32-------8:32-------8:31------
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C232220181817212120181615151519202018171615151920
Feels °C (?)242322192018232119161312121317181715151413131717
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