Awana surf break

Awana surfForecast / Great Barrier Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 16 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
21.5° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Awana today?

The current surf forecast for Awana at 5PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (16 Jan)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (16 Jan)3ft (0.9m)8s

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

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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NNE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
1.1
NE
1
ENE
1.9
ENE
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
2.5
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
Period(s) (?)777888999889688888888988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6873919494108152172194125166161275916115911101035986111112471456140711861249
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SE
15
ESE
25
E
30
E
40
E
45
E
50
E
50
E
50
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
50
E
50
ESE
55
ESE
55
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononononononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:15PM
1.67
6:55AM
1.78
7:03PM
1.71
7:41AM
1.84
7:49PM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:14PM
0.60
12:32AM
0.42
1:05PM
0.55
1:20AM
0.37
1:53PM
0.50
2:05AM
0.31
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise-------6:18-------6:18-------6:20
Sunset---8:37-------8:37-------8:36----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------1-----------
Temp. °C202122222120191919202020201919181819191919191918
Feels °C (?)182222211917171719191717141211991010101010108
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