Awana surf break

Awana surfForecast / Great Barrier Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 19 Mar 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Awana surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Awana sea temperature is
20.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Awana today?

The current surf forecast for Awana at 8AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (19 Mar)6ft (1.9m)9s
Evening (19 Mar)10ft (3.0m)11s

Table - waves today at Awana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
3
4
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
2
E
2.1
E
3
E
3
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.1
E
1.8
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)77888810111111111111111110101010101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1271311432022325277871736182918031672142611861048748487400333279230230183177140
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
35
SE
20
S
10
S
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
SW
0
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:38PM
1.86
8:00AM
2.02
8:24PM
1.96
8:43AM
2.09
9:09PM
2.05
9:27AM
2.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:49AM
0.26
2:20PM
0.20
2:35AM
0.19
3:03PM
0.10
3:21AM
0.14
3:47PM
0.04
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise----7:18-------7:20-------7:20---
Sunset-------7:31-------7:30-------7:29
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------1-----
Temp. °C191818181819202020191919181819202019191819192020
Feels °C (?)151514151514171918171816161718181919191920192019
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