Hawai River surf break

Hawai River surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 27 Aug 2025 NZST
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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
14.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Hawai River today?

The current surf forecast for Hawai River at 12AM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)--
Afternoon (28 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Evening (28 Aug)7ft (2.2m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
NNE
2.4
NNE
2.2
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.1
N
1
N
1
NNW
0.8
NE
2.1
NW
1.9
NW
1.9
NW
2
NW
2.1
NW
2.2
NW
2.1
NW
2.1
NW
2
NW
1.8
NW
1.6
NW
1.3
NW
Period(s) (?)1212111111111010109910677778888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)147114911183878700528484404367302325251424445466485534570574581511406303225
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
S
0
SSW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
20
NW
15
NW
30
WNW
15
W
20
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
W
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
offglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:36PM
1.73
10:01AM
1.66
10:16PM
1.68
10:43AM
1.62
10:57PM
1.62
11:26AM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:54AM
0.21
4:10PM
0.29
4:34AM
0.25
4:52PM
0.35
5:14AM
0.30
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunrise------6:37-------6:35-------6:35-
Sunset5:44-------5:44-------5:45-------
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-1----------511-11------
Temp. °C141312111211131514131413141212141312111111101212
Feels °C (?)1212109101013131212111099898877881010
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for East Cape

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Hawai River (light winds from the SSW at WhakataneAeroAws 54 km from Hawai River). A 2.9m groundswell from the NE

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