Hawai River Surf Break

Hawai River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.92° S 177.53° E

Issued: 5 am 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hawai River sea temperature is
15.7° C

Normal for this time of year

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hawai River at 1PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (21 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (21 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wed
24
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
9
1
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.3
NW
5
1.3
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
1
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.7
NW
5
0.6
NW
5
0.5
NW
5
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.2
NNW
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.6
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
1
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
47
58
66
94
103
84
62
44
28
16
13
11
7
7
3
4
7
6
28
46
43
45
61
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
5
S
5
SSW
10
S
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:38AM1.69m
00:03AM1.81m
12:35PM1.63m
00:56AM1.73m
1:31PM1.58m
Low Tide
5:33AM0.13m
5:47PM0.18m
6:26AM0.18m
6:41PM0.27m
7:18AM0.23m
7:35PM0.36m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:57
4:58
4:58
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
12
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
12
14
14
12
10
10
Feels °C
12
12
12
13
13
15
14
11
9
11
11
12
11
10
10
9
10
10
11
12
12
9
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
1.1
NW
6
1
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.7
NW
5
0.6
NW
5
0.5
NW
5
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.2
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
NNE
7
Energy kJ
21
20
19
12
7
7
84
62
44
28
16
13
11
7
7
2
4
7
4
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.2
NNW
5
0.1
NW
5
0.1
NW
5
0.1
NW
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
7
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
4
1
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.3
NW
5
1.3
NW
6
0.4
NE
5
0.6
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
1
NE
6
Energy kJ
23
47
58
66
94
103
6
28
46
43
45
61
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
3
3
1
4
4
4
1
3
2
1
Distance (km)
68
73
76
76
68
35
0
0
40
40
76
238
132
132
130
76
73
93
93
93
96
93
85
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
1
1
4
5
5
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
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