Hawai River surf break

Hawai River surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 20 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
21.6° C
(Which is 1.2°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 5AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (20 Feb)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (20 Feb)3ft (0.9m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
NW
1.3
NW
1.1
NW
1
NW
1.2
NW
1.6
NW
0.9
NNW
0.9
W
0.8
WNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
Period(s) (?)66666656656121212121212121111111145
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)167137112120101808516567414028282828282726252424242653
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
20
NW
20
W
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
ESE
5
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
10
NW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:14PM
1.69
9:36AM
1.82
9:58PM
1.73
10:18AM
1.84
10:44PM
1.76
11:02AM
1.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:26AM
0.17
3:56PM
0.15
4:10AM
0.15
4:39PM
0.11
4:56AM
0.16
5:24PM
0.10
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise---6:43-------6:43-------6:45----
Sunset-------8:02-------8:00-------8:00
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191919161721222318151413192019181618171517202122
Feels °C (?)181919151519202117141311181817171617171515181921
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