
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Awana today (20 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Awana at 9PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Awana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 7 | NW 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 12 | NE 12 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 | |
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 | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:55AM1.59m | 2:36PM1.66m | 2:54AM1.57m | 3:34PM1.68m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:52PM0.62m | 8:11AM0.53m | 8:50PM0.64m | 9:08AM0.53m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 |
13 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SE 6 | E 10 | E 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SE 6 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 13 | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 9 | NE 12 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 |
258 | 163 | 119 | 73 | 41 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 29 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 40 | 38 | 35 | 37 | 47 | 124 | 213 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 191 | 235 | 241 | 241 | 241 | 241 | 241 | 318 | 318 | 239 | 241 | 262 | 262 | 293 | 293 | 318 | 330 | 293 | 235 |
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