
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Awakino River Mouth today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Awakino River Mouth at 3PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Awakino River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
499 | 789 | 571 | 469 | 343 | 843 | 952 | 984 | 1074 | 1608 | 2244 | 2097 | 1638 | 1237 | 914 | 613 | 473 | 319 | 239 | 232 | 180 | 180 | 139 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:05PM2.85m | 1:21AM2.65m | 1:45PM2.67m | 2:04AM2.47m | 2:32PM2.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:58AM0.44m | 7:23PM0.59m | 7:37AM0.62m | 8:06PM0.77m | 8:21AM0.80m | 8:57PM0.93m | |||||||||||||||||
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | |
mm | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 9 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | W 13 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
195 | 126 | 571 | 469 | 343 | 274 | 952 | 984 | 1074 | 1608 | 2244 | 2097 | 1638 | 1237 | 914 | 613 | 473 | 319 | 239 | 232 | 180 | 180 | 139 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | W 18 | W 13 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
27 | 57 | 171 | 189 | 229 | 843 | 208 | 203 | 275 | 311 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 99 | 99 | 271 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 |
499 | 789 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 36 | 21 | 48 | 48 | 38 | 35 | 28 | 28 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 134 | 294 | 254 | 229 | 140 | 134 | 110 | 50 | 0 | 40 | 188 | 222 | 191 | 222 | 77 | 57 | 50 | 40 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 40 |
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