Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Awakino River Mouth today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW 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) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Awakino River Mouth at 7AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Awakino River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the NW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
336 | 261 | 250 | 247 | 225 | 183 | 329 | 320 | 228 | 206 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 104 | 91 | 137 | 220 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | 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 |
High Tide | 3:10AM2.32m | 3:53PM2.31m | 4:22AM2.20m | 5:13PM2.26m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:12PM0.94m | 9:39AM0.93m | 10:19PM1.07m | 10:49AM1.01m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 13 |
336 | 261 | 250 | 247 | 225 | 183 | 329 | 320 | 228 | 206 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 104 | 63 | 59 | 87 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | — | W 19 | W 19 | W 20 | W 20 |
— | 9 | 6 | 11 | 183 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | 27 | 29 | 70 | 70 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
8 | — | — | — | — | 166 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 31 | 28 | 32 | 91 | 137 | 220 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 221 | 254 | 215 | 212 | 214 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 216 | 134 | 216 | 134 |
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