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Hawai River Surf Photo: 'Inside section ' by Eli marr brownless

Lat Long: 37.92° S 177.53° E

Issued: 5 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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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.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNE	SE	SSE	NE
	12 s	off	3 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 May at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hawai River around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	SE	SSE	NE	NNE
	12 s	off	3 s	13 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 May at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hawai River around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	SSE	SSE	NE	NNE
	12 s	off	4 s	12 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 May at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hawai River around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNE	SSE	S	NNE	NE
	12 s	off	4 s	12 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 May at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hawai River around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNE	SSE	S	NNE	ENE
	12 s	off	4 s	12 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 May at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hawai River around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNE	SSE	S	NNE	ENE
	12 s	off	4 s	12 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 May at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hawai River around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNE	SSE	S	NNE	ENE
	11 s	off	4 s	11 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 May at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hawai River around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNE	SSE	S	NNE	ENE
	11 s	off	4 s	11 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 May at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hawai River around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNE	SSE	S	NNE	ENE
	11 s	off	4 s	11 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 May at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hawai River around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	NNE	SSE	SSE	NNE	ENE	N
	11 s	off	4 s	11 s	11 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 May at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hawai River around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	NNE	SSE	S	NNE	ENE	N
	11 s	off	3 s	11 s	11 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 May at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hawai River around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	NE	S	S	NNE	ENE	N
	11 s	off	3 s	11 s	11 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 May at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hawai River around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	NE	SSE	S	NE	ENE	N
	10 s	off	3 s	10 s	11 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 May at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hawai River around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	NE	SSE	S	NE	ENE	N
	10 s	off	3 s	9 s	12 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 May at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hawai River around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	NE	SSE	S	NE	ENE	N
	10 s	off	3 s	9 s	14 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 May at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hawai River around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	NNE	SSE	S	NE	ENE	N
	13 s	off	3 s	9 s	14 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 May at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hawai River around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	NNE	SSE	S	NE	ENE	N
	13 s	off	3 s	9 s	14 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 May at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Hawai River around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 59 minutes after low water (rising spring tide). Tide height was 0.3m (0.9 ft). Range 2.13m (7.0 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Hawai River Surf Photo: 'Inside section ' by Eli marr brownless

Good day with the Opotiki crew . Wind got up an made it hard to surf.

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User: Eli marr brownless (32 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 11:20 am 24 May 2021