Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Awakino River Mouth today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Awakino River Mouth at 11AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Awakino River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, strong winds from the NW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | W 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
250 | 247 | 183 | 225 | 329 | 320 | 352 | 218 | 163 | 150 | 150 | 104 | 63 | 95 | 179 | 261 | 440 | 698 | 1414 | 2398 | 1967 | 1685 | 1633 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:10AM2.32m | 3:53PM2.31m | 4:22AM2.20m | 5:13PM2.26m | 5:45AM2.19m | 6:29PM2.34m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:39AM0.93m | 10:19PM1.07m | 10:49AM1.01m | 11:35PM1.09m | 12:02PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 19 | W 19 | — | — | — | — | — |
250 | 247 | 176 | 183 | 329 | 320 | 352 | 218 | 163 | 150 | 150 | 104 | 63 | 59 | 87 | 87 | 181 | 181 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 5 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | — | W 19 | W 19 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
10 | 11 | 183 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | 27 | 29 | 70 | 70 | 117 | 58 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 13 | W 4 | W 4 | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 |
— | — | — | 225 | 12 | 9 | — | 9 | 11 | 21 | 34 | 29 | 37 | 95 | 179 | 261 | 440 | 698 | 1414 | 2398 | 1967 | 1685 | 1633 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 50 | 221 | 254 | 215 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 216 | 216 | 214 | 216 | 134 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 179 | 185 |
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