Hawai River surf break

Hawai River surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 13 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
21.7° C
(Which is 2.0°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 1PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.7m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (13 Jan)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (13 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.4
N
0.3
NNW
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNW
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.4
NNW
Period(s) (?)131314131313131313131212121212121212121111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)565432503484845329343071717171732929452423232340
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
E
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
E
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:08AM
1.49
3:19PM
1.50
4:01AM
1.48
4:11PM
1.47
4:53AM
1.49
5:02PM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:10AM
0.50
9:37PM
0.39
10:03AM
0.53
10:27PM
0.41
10:56AM
0.54
11:18PM
0.40
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
Sunrise-6:01-------6:01-------6:03------
Sunset-----8:34-------8:34-------8:34--
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-------11111-------13424
Temp. °C171720222119192019192023232220201919232321212019
Feels °C (?)171719211918192120202123232321212020232321222120
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