
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Awana today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Awana at 5PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Awana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
141 | 102 | 83 | 52 | 37 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:22PM1.86m | 00:39AM1.91m | 1:14PM1.80m | 1:28AM1.80m | 2:07PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:13AM0.21m | 6:30PM0.35m | 7:01AM0.29m | 7:20PM0.45m | 7:49AM0.36m | 8:13PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||
7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 6 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
42 | 41 | 83 | 52 | 37 | 26 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 10 | E 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 |
2 | 1 | 41 | 40 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 10 | SE 12 | NE 8 | NE 9 |
— | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 2 | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 |
141 | 102 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 94 | 64 | 78 | 6 | 0 | 71 | 9 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 293 | 126 | 241 | 188 | 188 | 149 | 122 | 140 | 241 | 243 | 294 |
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