Hut · Ruahine Forest Park, Hawke’s Bay No booking
Awatere Hut
39.9709° S, 176.1390° E
No booking: first come, first served
This hut is not on DOC's booking system. Beds go to whoever arrives first, so carry a tent or a plan B in busy seasons.
Where a fee applies, pay with a Backcountry Hut Ticket or a Hut Pass. From 1 November 2026 hut tickets can also be bought online through DOC. The DOC page for this hut has the category, fee and facilities.
Forecast
At 616 m, from Open-Meteo, fetched 4:53 am, Wed 4 Nov.
| Day | Conditions | High / low | Rain, chance | Wind km/h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 4 Nov | Light drizzle | 18° / 10° | 1.2 mm 69% | 12 gusts 31 |
| Thu 5 Nov | Drizzle | 19° / 10° | 1.9 mm 100% | 8 gusts 26 |
| Fri 6 Nov | Thunderstorm | 20° / 12° | 6.3 mm 100% | 14 gusts 43 |
| Sat 7 Nov | Thunderstorm | 19° / 10° | 19 mm 100% | 9 gusts 29 |
| Sun 8 Nov | Light drizzle | 17° / 9° | 2.7 mm 55% | 23 gusts 61 |
| Mon 9 Nov | Drizzle | 13° / 10° | 6.5 mm 94% | 13 gusts 37 |
| Tue 10 Nov | Showers | 15° / 11° | 32.2 mm 88% | 18 gusts 44 |
| Wed 11 Nov | Thunderstorm | 21° / 12° | 13.6 mm 83% | 4 gusts 22 |
| Thu 12 Nov | Thunderstorm | 17° / 11° | 27 mm 70% | 5 gusts 24 |
| Fri 13 Nov | Light drizzle | 17° / 9° | 5.6 mm 63% | 7 gusts 24 |
| Sat 14 Nov | Light drizzle | 18° / 9° | 1.2 mm 53% | 10 gusts 38 |
| Sun 15 Nov | Light drizzle | 19° / 12° | 3.2 mm 59% | 30 gusts 88 |
| Mon 16 Nov | Drizzle | 17° / 11° | 7.4 mm 54% | 36 gusts 96 |
| Tue 17 Nov | Light drizzle | 18° / 10° | 2 mm 49% | 26 gusts 82 |
| Wed 18 Nov | Light drizzle | 20° / 7° | 1.1 mm 37% | 31 gusts 82 |
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