Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Awana today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Awana at 4PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 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 (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Awana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, light winds from the SSE by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | 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 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 97 | 74 | 118 | 70 | 47 | 44 | 124 | 154 | 154 | 140 | 111 | 108 | 77 | 84 | 86 | 94 | 92 | 65 | 64 | 45 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:45AM1.88m | 00:00AM1.86m | 12:34PM1.80m | 00:48AM1.75m | 1:25PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:55PM0.38m | 6:20AM0.32m | 6:43PM0.48m | 7:07AM0.40m | 7:34PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | 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 8 |
| kJ | 20 | 14 | 118 | 70 | 47 | 31 | 124 | 154 | 154 | 140 | 111 | 108 | 77 | 84 | 86 | 94 | 92 | 65 | 64 | 45 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | N 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | N 10 | E 13 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 14 | 27 | 18 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 15 | N 10 | N 10 | ESE 12 | N 10 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | — | — | W 3 |
| kJ | 97 | 74 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 243 | 241 | 179 | 71 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 71 |
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