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Awana surfForecast / Great Barrier Island / New Zealand
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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
19.1° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Awana today?
The current surf forecast for Awana at 11AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Awana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Mon night, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | |
319 | 254 | 249 | 202 | 187 | 453 | 984 | 1060 | 930 | 794 | 518 | 367 | 231 | 171 | 147 | 159 | 132 | 186 | 210 | 240 | 298 | 302 | 329 | 221 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 1:28AM1.75m | 1:53PM1.60m | 2:20AM1.77m | 2:50PM1.65m | 3:12AM1.82m | 3:48PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:52AM0.52m | 8:02PM0.50m | 8:45AM0.46m | 8:58PM0.48m | 9:37AM0.38m | 9:54PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:21 | |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | ENE 8 |
319 | 254 | 249 | 202 | 187 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 518 | 367 | 231 | 171 | 147 | 159 | 132 | 27 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 221 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 6 | N 13 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | NW 7 | — | — | — | N 11 | E 12 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 10 |
2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 10 | 26 | 20 | 49 | 64 | 61 | 61 | 43 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 13 | N 10 | N 10 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | N 11 | N 11 | E 12 | N 11 | N 10 | — | N 14 | — | N 10 | N 13 |
3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | — | 2 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | — | E 4 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | ESE 6 |
80 | 54 | 32 | — | 10 | 453 | 984 | 1060 | 930 | 794 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 186 | 210 | 240 | 298 | 302 | 329 | 44 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 57 | 57 | 6 | 85 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 94 | 81 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 59 | 64 | 64 | 85 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 94 | 61 | 61 |
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