Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Awana today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Awana at 11AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Awana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 189 | 158 | 132 | 106 | 80 | 55 | 38 | 16 | 14 | 115 | 102 | 74 | 75 | 61 | 54 | 121 | 121 | 151 | 154 | 140 | 111 | 99 | 73 |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:58AM1.96m | 11:15PM1.97m | 11:45AM1.88m | 00:00AM1.86m | 12:34PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:50AM0.15m | 5:09PM0.27m | 5:35AM0.23m | 5:55PM0.38m | 6:20AM0.32m | 6:43PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | E 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 189 | 158 | 132 | 106 | 80 | 55 | 38 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 21 | 14 | 75 | 61 | 54 | 121 | 121 | 151 | 154 | 140 | 111 | 99 | 73 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | E 10 | ESE 11 | E 9 | N 10 | NE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | N 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 16 | E 15 | N 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 |
| kJ | 54 | 39 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 41 | 58 | 115 | 102 | 74 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 55 | 43 | 71 | 89 | 6 | 71 | 94 | 126 | 241 | 243 | 179 | 71 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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