Hawai River surf break

Hawai River surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 23 Feb 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
21.4° C
(Which is 1.0°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 9AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (23 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (23 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.2
N
0.4
NW
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
Period(s) (?)555115101010109911101111131313121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)623117998888131399910131313121212121212
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
0
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
0
SE
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoncross-
on
ononglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offoffoffglassglassoncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:31PM
1.77
11:48AM
1.81
12:21AM
1.76
12:39PM
1.76
1:15AM
1.73
1:34PM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:43AM
0.19
6:11PM
0.11
6:34AM
0.23
7:01PM
0.14
7:28AM
0.28
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise---6:46-------6:47-------6:48----
Sunset-------7:59-------7:57-------7:55
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171515141922201918171716192121211716151419232220
Feels °C (?)161314131821191918171817202121221615141319232120
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