Hawai River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.92° S 177.53° E

Hawai River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hawai River sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.3° 

Hawai River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Hawai River today (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hawai River at 12AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (21 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Evening (21 Sep)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NW
7
1.2
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
0.9
NW
7
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.5
WNW
4
1.2
WNW
5
1.5
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
6
1.1
W
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
5
1.4
WNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
242
164
125
77
20
14
8
7
7
74
135
94
82
57
57
45
47
72
145
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:34AM1.42m
2:14PM1.47m
2:31AM1.40m
3:09PM1.48m
Low Tide
7:29PM0.53m
7:49AM0.46m
8:25PM0.55m
8:43AM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:05
 mm
Temp °C
15
12
8
8
7
7
11
12
14
13
11
8
8
8
12
16
16
14
10
Feels °C
10
8
4
5
4
4
8
9
12
12
8
5
6
6
10
14
14
12
6
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