Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Awana today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Awana at 1PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 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 (17 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Awana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri morning, near gales from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 125 | 221 | 328 | 358 | 261 | 300 | 343 | 300 | 270 | 226 | 199 | 106 | 64 | 48 | 36 | 29 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:09AM1.89m | 11:23PM1.81m | 11:55AM1.81m | 00:09AM1.71m | 12:44PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:56AM0.26m | 5:21PM0.41m | 5:40AM0.35m | 6:07PM0.50m | 6:26AM0.43m | 6:57PM0.57m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ESE 10 | ENE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 261 | 300 | 343 | 300 | 270 | 226 | 199 | 106 | 64 | 48 | 36 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | NE 12 | ESE 10 | ENE 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 12 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 81 | 47 | 47 | 29 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | N 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 11 | SE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | — | ESE 13 | SE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 6 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | E 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 34 | 30 | — | 16 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 6 | 30 | 52 | 67 | 125 | 221 | 328 | 358 | 148 | — | — | — | 3 | 28 | 98 | 129 | 152 | 134 | 103 | 74 | 64 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 117 | 117 | 318 | 318 | 318 | 117 | 117 | 119 | 108 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 6 | 43 | 57 | 57 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 239 | 293 | 246 |
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