Hawai River surf break

Hawai River surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 16 Jan 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 1.8°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 10AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (16 Jan)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (16 Jan)2ft (0.6m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.1
NNW
1.1
N
0.9
NNW
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.4
NE
0.6
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.4
NE
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
Period(s) (?)66665107710999981010999916161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)747780774264303225537079796769656163412846464545
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NE
15
N
10
NNE
15
N
10
N
5
NE
5
ESE
0
S
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
NW
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
crossglassglasscross-
off
glassglassoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:44AM
1.52
5:53PM
1.48
6:32AM
1.56
6:41PM
1.50
7:19AM
1.60
7:27PM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:49AM
0.53
12:08AM
0.38
12:41PM
0.50
12:57AM
0.34
1:29PM
0.45
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
Sunrise-6:03-------6:05-------6:05------
Sunset-----8:32-------8:32-------8:31--
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
5152741-------------------
Temp. °C202019202322191818172122211816151515182021181616
Feels °C (?)212120212323201920182223211614131312161818151314
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