Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Awakino River Mouth today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 18s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Awakino River Mouth at 2PM is: 1.9m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Awakino River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1166 | 1404 | 1761 | 1925 | 2020 | 1730 | 1688 | 1526 | 1583 | 1545 | 1688 | 1489 | 1452 | 1398 | 1327 | 1209 | 1257 | 1107 | 942 | 784 | 653 | 636 | 530 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:15AM3.18m | 11:33PM3.32m | 11:55AM3.11m | 00:12AM3.17m | 12:34PM2.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:11AM-0.07m | 5:26PM-0.01m | 5:52AM0.01m | 6:07PM0.12m | 6:32AM0.15m | 6:49PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | -1 | -3 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
1166 | 1404 | 1761 | 1925 | 2020 | 1730 | 1688 | 1526 | 1583 | 1545 | 1688 | 1489 | 1452 | 1398 | 1327 | 1209 | 1257 | 1107 | 942 | 784 | 653 | 636 | 530 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | NW 7 | — | WNW 7 | — | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
35 | 13 | — | 5 | — | 79 | 134 | 186 | 199 | 122 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 28 | 48 | 60 | 52 | 61 | 52 | 61 | 52 | 41 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 191 | 40 | 199 | 66 | 79 | 94 | 79 | 50 | 0 |
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