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) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Awana at 6PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 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 (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Awana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | E 9 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 132 | 106 | 80 | 74 | 56 | 18 | 14 | 120 | 91 | 107 | 85 | 58 | 40 | 45 | 124 | 116 | 143 | 140 | 113 | 101 | 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 | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:58AM1.96m | 11:15PM1.97m | 11:45AM1.88m | 00:00AM1.86m | 12:34PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | E 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 132 | 106 | 80 | 74 | 56 | 18 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 14 | 85 | 58 | 40 | 26 | 124 | 116 | 143 | 140 | 113 | 101 | 73 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | E 9 | ESE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 27 | 31 | 45 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 12 | NE 10 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | NE 10 | N 10 | ESE 12 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 |
| kJ | 15 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 43 | 72 | 120 | 91 | 107 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 78 | 7 | 6 | 71 | 126 | 126 | 209 | 243 | 179 | 85 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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