Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Awana today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Awana at 5PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s 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 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Awana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 154 | 151 | 147 | 101 | 77 | 84 | 88 | 96 | 69 | 65 | 46 | 45 | 58 | 60 | 38 | 35 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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 | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:34PM1.80m | 00:48AM1.75m | 1:25PM1.73m | 1:39AM1.67m | 2:19PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:20AM0.32m | 6:43PM0.48m | 7:07AM0.40m | 7:34PM0.56m | 7:57AM0.47m | 8:28PM0.62m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 154 | 151 | 147 | 101 | 77 | 84 | 88 | 96 | 69 | 65 | 46 | 45 | 58 | 60 | 38 | 35 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | N 10 | E 13 | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | E 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 16 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | N 9 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | E 9 | NE 11 | E 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 94 | 94 | 126 | 318 | 312 | 312 | 312 |
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