Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Awana today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Awana at 1AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Awana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 19 | E 18 | ESE 18 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 69 | 118 | 232 | 318 | 390 | 465 | 437 | 446 | 435 | 419 | 392 | 376 | 305 | 301 | 301 | 215 | 213 | 207 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-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 |
High Tide | 8:32PM2.27m | 8:52AM2.08m | 9:23PM2.26m | 9:45AM2.05m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:53AM0.09m | 3:08PM-0.01m | 3:45AM0.07m | 3:59PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | E 18 | ESE 18 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 41 | 69 | 63 | 232 | 318 | 390 | 465 | 437 | 446 | 435 | 419 | 392 | 376 | 305 | 301 | 301 | 215 | 213 | 207 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 19 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | 19 | 20 | 118 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | E 20 | NNW 4 | ESE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 31 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 6 | 55 | 43 | 9 | 9 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 43 | 61 | 61 |
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