Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Awakino River Mouth today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Awakino River Mouth at 10AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Awakino River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
675 | 627 | 522 | 429 | 423 | 417 | 411 | 261 | 250 | 247 | 183 | 183 | 329 | 386 | 228 | 206 | 150 | 150 | 106 | 104 | 84 | 87 | 238 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:16AM2.51m | 2:49PM2.44m | 3:10AM2.32m | 3:53PM2.31m | 4:22AM2.20m | 5:13PM2.26m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:41AM0.76m | 9:12PM0.94m | 9:39AM0.93m | 10:19PM1.07m | 10:49AM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 6 | WSW 13 | W 13 |
675 | 627 | 522 | 429 | 423 | 417 | 411 | 261 | 250 | 247 | 133 | 133 | 329 | 386 | 228 | 206 | 150 | 150 | 106 | 104 | 84 | 58 | 87 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | — | — | WSW 14 | — | W 20 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 183 | 183 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | 63 | — | 70 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | — | 12 | 15 | 22 | 24 | 32 | 82 | — | 87 | 238 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 134 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 50 | 221 | 254 | 215 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 216 |
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