Hawai River surf break

Hawai River surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 13 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
20.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Hawai River today?

The current surf forecast for Hawai River at 8PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (13 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (13 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
NNE
1.4
NNE
0.6
NNW
0.7
NW
1.1
NNW
1
NNW
1
NNW
1.1
NNW
1.1
NNW
1.1
NNW
1
NNW
1.1
NW
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.9
NNW
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
Period(s) (?)881010101099999814148141313131313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2082248110225020117318418419414716215315089938987575857575550
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
W
10
WNW
5
SW
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
WSW
10
NNW
5
N
0
NE
0
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglassglassglasscross-
on
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassononglassglassglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:47PM
1.41
3:28AM
1.46
3:43PM
1.40
4:24AM
1.48
4:40PM
1.41
5:17AM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:42AM
0.55
9:03PM
0.46
9:38AM
0.56
9:58PM
0.46
10:36AM
0.54
10:53PM
0.43
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Sunrise--------7:05-------7:05-------
Sunset---7:32-------7:30-------7:30----
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
111111111-112112-------11
Temp. °C202222212020202122242219171616161822221916171717
Feels °C (?)212323232222232426252419171616151722211917181817
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