
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Awana today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Awana at 4PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Awana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
123 | 113 | 133 | 116 | 244 | 230 | 169 | 181 | 173 | 256 | 169 | 169 | 166 | 175 | 139 | 133 | 92 | 94 | 88 | 87 | 64 | 86 | 84 | 79 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 9:45AM1.98m | 9:57PM1.85m | 10:26AM1.95m | 10:38PM1.80m | 11:08AM1.91m | 11:20PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:59PM0.36m | 4:11AM0.26m | 4:42PM0.39m | 4:52AM0.30m | 5:25PM0.44m | 5:35AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | 8:02 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
123 | 113 | 133 | 116 | 244 | 230 | 169 | 181 | 173 | 256 | 169 | 169 | 166 | 175 | 139 | 133 | 92 | 94 | 88 | 38 | 45 | 86 | 84 | 79 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | N 15 | N 14 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 13 | N 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
41 | 70 | 102 | 102 | 38 | 37 | 33 | 49 | 35 | 31 | 20 | 25 | 15 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 25 | 31 | 38 | 87 | 64 | 36 | 30 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | NNW 6 | N 15 | N 15 | N 11 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 14 | N 14 | NNE 10 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 10 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
64 | 30 | 67 | 67 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 32 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 2 | — | N 6 | NNW 6 | W 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | NW 6 | SSW 2 | WSW 3 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 |
1 | — | 19 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 43 | 43 | 55 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
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