- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Hawai River Surf Forecast
/ East Cape (19 surf breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Hawai River surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand
12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 09 Nov 2025 NZDT
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Hawai River this week:
The surf forecast for Hawai River over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Nov 11) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 5s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 13s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Hawai River in the next 12 days are 2.2m 7s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Nov 13) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.2m 2s period and expected on Sunday (Nov 16) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10AM (Tue 11th Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Fri 14th Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Thu 13th Nov) | 7ft (2.2m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Hawai River over the next 12 days.
Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 3-6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Wed night, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 09 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |||
Rating (10 max) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | ||
Wave (?)Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 30 | 23 | 24 | 50 | 87 | 37 | 29 | 30 | 23 | 44 | 263 | 278 | 317 | 189 | 24 | 16 | 74 | 15 | 7 | 23 | 61 | ||
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | on | on | on | glass | on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | off | cross- off | ||
High Tide / height (m) | 10:32PM 1.86 | 11:07AM 1.96 | 11:28PM 1.78 | 12:02PM 1.89 | 12:26AM 1.70 | 1:00PM 1.81 | 1:26AM 1.61 | 1:58PM 1.73 | 2:28AM 1.55 | 2:56PM 1.66 | 3:30AM 1.51 | 3:52PM 1.61 | 4:28AM 1.51 | ||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:50AM -0.01 | 5:26PM 0.13 | 5:44AM 0.07 | 6:23PM 0.19 | 6:40AM 0.16 | 7:21PM 0.25 | 7:37AM 0.25 | 8:20PM 0.30 | 8:36AM 0.33 | 9:18PM 0.33 | 9:34AM 0.39 | 10:13PM 0.34 | 10:30AM 0.43 | ||||||||||
Sun 09 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | 5:48 | ||
| Sunset | 7:52 | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | 7:53 | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | 7:55 | - | - | 7:57 | - | - | 7:58 | - | - | ||
 |  |  | |  |  |  |  |  | | | | | |  | |  | |  |  | | |||
Rain (mm) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 1 | - | 5 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Temp. °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 23 | ||
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 20 | ||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Hawai River surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Information about the Hawai River Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Hawai River provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Hawai River can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Hawai River surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Hawai River) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Hawai River may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
Hawai River is 48 km (30 miles) from Whakatane. If you plan a holiday in East Cape, look for hotels and other accommodation in Whakatane. Whakatane has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.
Nearest