
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Awana today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Awana at 4PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Awana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
294 | 321 | 303 | 367 | 372 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 431 | 418 | 339 | 323 | 373 | 367 | 361 | 361 | 298 | 298 | 242 | 229 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:23PM1.81m | 6:33AM1.73m | 7:07PM1.87m | 7:17AM1.76m | 7:48PM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:02PM0.39m | 00:35AM0.51m | 12:48PM0.35m | 1:21AM0.46m | 1:31PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||
7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 |
294 | 321 | 303 | 367 | 372 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 431 | 418 | 339 | 323 | 373 | 367 | 361 | 361 | 298 | 298 | 242 | 229 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | N 9 | NE 9 | E 12 | N 9 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | N 9 | E 12 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | E 19 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 6 |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 20 | 43 | 75 | 103 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 55 | 55 | 61 | 55 | 43 | 43 | 71 | 43 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 43 | 43 | 97 | 81 | 55 | 98 |
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