
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Awana today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Awana at 7AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Awana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, gales from the WSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 28 | 27 | 56 | 85 | 254 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:28AM1.80m | 2:07PM1.74m | 2:20AM1.72m | 3:01PM1.71m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:20PM0.45m | 7:49AM0.36m | 8:13PM0.53m | 8:39AM0.42m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 |
4 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 28 | 27 | 56 | 85 | 112 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ENE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 |
10 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | E 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 12 | E 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — |
5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 46 | 195 | 254 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 188 | 188 | 149 | 140 | 128 | 140 | 241 | 243 | 318 | 318 | 318 | 119 | 153 | 318 | 318 | 318 | 62 |
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