Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Awana today (15 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Awana at 9PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 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 (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Awana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
320 | 390 | 335 | 279 | 196 | 161 | 132 | 79 | 75 | 90 | 136 | 261 | 860 | 748 | 589 | 587 | 479 | 353 | 179 | |
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 | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:59PM2.22m | 9:23AM2.06m | 9:45PM2.16m | 10:11AM2.02m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:20AM0.06m | 3:35PM0.10m | 4:06AM0.09m | 4:22PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | E 15 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
320 | 390 | 335 | 279 | 196 | 161 | 132 | 79 | 75 | 90 | 84 | 16 | — | — | — | 4 | 479 | 353 | 179 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NNW 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | ESE 10 |
67 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 62 | 50 | 44 | 41 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 100 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | — | NNW 6 | — | N 6 | N 6 | — | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | — |
2 | — | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 9 | 8 | 12 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | W 4 | W 4 | E 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
8 | 20 | 51 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 48 | 24 | 11 | 136 | 261 | 860 | 748 | 589 | 587 | 15 | 21 | 28 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 9 | 102 | 186 | 269 | 269 | 269 | 85 | 61 | 57 | 55 |
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