
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Awana today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Awana at 10AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Awana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
60 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | |
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 | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:47AM2.00m | 9:03PM2.07m | 9:30AM2.06m | 9:46PM2.08m | 10:15AM2.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:40AM0.16m | 2:58PM0.21m | 3:22AM0.10m | 3:43PM0.19m | 4:05AM0.07m | 4:29PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NW 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NW 5 | NW 5 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | NE 9 |
54 | 27 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 31 | 32 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | NW 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 11 |
60 | 58 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | N 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNW 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NW 5 | NE 9 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
71 | 47 | 32 | 22 | 34 | 46 | 46 | 39 | 36 | 36 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 71 | 94 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 94 | 94 | 128 | 149 | 149 | 140 | 149 | 293 | 241 | 241 | 241 | 188 | 119 | 117 | 241 | 241 | 241 | 117 |
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