Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Awana today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Awana at 6PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Awana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 234 | 128 | 61 | 43 | 231 | 357 | 240 | 200 | 143 | 85 | 69 | 49 | 33 | 26 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 18 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:36AM1.90m | 11:49PM1.77m | 12:20PM1.83m | 00:34AM1.69m | 1:08PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:51PM0.43m | 6:04AM0.37m | 6:36PM0.50m | 6:50AM0.44m | 7:25PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 234 | 128 | 61 | 36 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 85 | 69 | 49 | 33 | 26 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | N 11 | N 6 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | N 18 | N 17 | N 17 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | SW 2 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 19 | 16 | 43 | 231 | 357 | 240 | 200 | 143 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 31 | 29 | 20 | 10 | 3 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 60 | 227 | 227 | 190 | 64 | 120 | 71 | 85 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 94 | 102 | 102 | 179 | 6 | 102 | 9 | 71 |
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