
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Awana today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Awana at 2PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Awana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
149 | 149 | 113 | 110 | 110 | 103 | 74 | 59 | 43 | 36 | 43 | 51 | 49 | 26 | 34 | 31 | 13 | 29 | 17 | 71 | 57 | 37 | 29 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:46PM2.00m | 5:03AM1.96m | 5:46PM2.09m | 6:03AM2.01m | 6:43PM2.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:24AM0.17m | 10:59PM0.34m | 11:24AM0.11m | 00:01AM0.26m | 12:23PM0.05m | 1:01AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | |
— | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
149 | 149 | 113 | 110 | 110 | 103 | 74 | 59 | 43 | 36 | 43 | 51 | 49 | 26 | 34 | 31 | 13 | 29 | 17 | 71 | 57 | 37 | 29 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | NE 12 | N 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 12 | NE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ESE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 |
2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 11 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 11 | — | N 10 | NE 11 | NE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 |
— | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | W 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 29 | 45 | 45 | 50 | 64 | 109 | 107 | 123 | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 85 | 117 | 81 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 98 | 94 | 81 | 293 | 108 | 108 | 153 | 153 | 119 | 128 | 93 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 241 |
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