Hawai River surf break

Hawai River surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 16 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
22.1° C
(Which is 1.6°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 7PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (16 Feb)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (16 Feb)5ft (1.5m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1
NW
0.8
NW
0.4
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNW
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.3
N
0.4
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
N
0.4
NNE
Period(s) (?)777666665141414141412131313131311111212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)338401392238112807560345899102703627838458583141252646
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
25
W
25
WNW
15
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
S
5
WSW
10
W
5
SSW
10
S
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
on
onononglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:58PM
1.52
7:31AM
1.66
7:45PM
1.58
8:13AM
1.72
8:30PM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:59PM
0.44
1:12AM
0.30
1:46PM
0.36
1:58AM
0.25
2:31PM
0.28
2:42AM
0.20
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise-------6:39-------6:41-------6:41
Sunset---8:07-------8:06-------8:05----
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161820201716161618202119171717161921222019181616
Feels °C (?)131416171715161718192119181817161920212119181516
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