
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Awakino River Mouth today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Awakino River Mouth at 4AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Awakino River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 19 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 19 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
358 | 347 | 231 | 311 | 300 | 212 | 135 | 131 | 129 | 128 | 130 | 175 | 176 | 227 | 506 | 514 | 455 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:39PM3.12m | 9:03AM3.01m | 9:27PM3.29m | 9:50AM3.13m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:54AM0.19m | 3:12PM0.08m | 3:43AM0.03m | 3:59PM-0.03m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | N 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
358 | 347 | 231 | 311 | 300 | 212 | 135 | 20 | 81 | 128 | 130 | 149 | 176 | 227 | 506 | 514 | 401 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | NNE 4 | N 5 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | W 16 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 19 | W 19 |
86 | 85 | 55 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 35 | 131 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 175 | 159 | 225 | 297 | 465 | 455 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 12 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | N 5 | N 5 | W 14 | N 5 | N 5 | — |
14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 129 | 82 | 75 | 13 | 8 | 94 | 4 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 6 | NE 3 | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 3 | 2 | — | — | 12 | 28 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
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