Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Awana today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 5s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Awana at 10AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 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 (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Awana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 230 | 190 | 156 | 86 | 82 | 80 | 150 | 635 | 868 | 1043 | 1058 | 943 | 595 | 404 | 223 | 227 | 189 | 166 | 140 | 116 | 103 | 72 | 39 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:23AM2.06m | 9:45PM2.16m | 10:11AM2.02m | 10:30PM2.07m | 10:58AM1.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:20AM0.06m | 3:35PM0.10m | 4:06AM0.09m | 4:22PM0.17m | 4:50AM0.15m | 5:09PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 9 | NW 5 | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 230 | 190 | 156 | 86 | 82 | 80 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 603 | 821 | 595 | 404 | 223 | 227 | 189 | 166 | 140 | 116 | 103 | 72 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | WNW 4 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | N 10 | NE 11 | E 10 | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | SE 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 15 | 19 | 62 | 50 | 66 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 75 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | ENE 10 | WNW 5 | W 4 | NE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 11 | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | ESE 5 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 47 | 37 | 25 | 16 | 5 | — | 150 | 635 | 868 | 1043 | 1058 | 943 | 10 | 20 | 31 | 49 | 56 | 52 | 30 | 19 | 9 | 24 | 52 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 9 | 89 | 179 | 243 | 85 | 269 | 85 | 59 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 71 | 43 | 89 | 71 | 71 |
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