Awana 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.21° S 175.48° E

Issued: 11 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Awana sea temperature is

16.2° C

Awana surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Awana today (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Awana at 3AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	10s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	11s
Evening (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night).
		Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Friday 17
	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	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 13	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 19	E 18	ESE 18	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16
Wave Graph
kJ	18	11	11	15	19	40	39	39	37	35	36	22	22	31	41	69	118	232	318	390	372	437	446	435
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	WSW	SW	WSW	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	WSW	W	WSW	W	W	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW
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	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	6:43PM2.17m				7:02AM2.05m				7:39PM2.24m				7:58AM2.08m				8:32PM2.27m				8:52AM2.08m
Low Tide			1:01AM0.19m				1:20PM0.00m				1:58AM0.13m				2:15PM-0.02m				2:53AM0.09m					3:08PM-0.01m


	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	14	15	15	13	13	13	14	14	14	13
Feels °C	12	11	12	11	11	11	11	13	12	12	12	11	10	10	11	10	10	7	7	8	9	9	8	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NW 5	NE 4	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 13	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	E 18	ESE 18	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16
kJ	18	11	11	7	5	40	39	39	37	35	36	22	22	31	41	69	63	232	318	390	372	437	446	435
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	ESE 10	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	E 14	E 13	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 19	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 4	NW 4
kJ	9	6	6	5	19	2	2	2	2	2	2	14	14	19	19	20	118	5	2	2	2	2	2	1
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 9	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NW 5	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	E 20	NE 10	ESE 9	NE 9	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10
kJ	16	6	10	15	6	6	2	2	2	1	4	4	4	4	4	31	4	8	3	4	4	4	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WNW 2	—	—	NW 5	—	—	NW 4	—	W 2	WNW 3	WSW 3	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	4	—	—	2	—	1	4	8	14	11	10	10	12	24
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary Great Barrier Island	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary Great Barrier Island	Ruapuke Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary Great Barrier Island	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Scott Point Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Marokopa Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Baylys Beach Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Awana Great Barrier Island	Awana Great Barrier Island	Awana Great Barrier Island	Waikawau Bay Coromandel	Tawharanui Northland	New Chums Coromandel	Waikawau Bay Coromandel	New Chums Coromandel	Whangapoua Coromandel	Whangapoua Coromandel	New Chums Coromandel
Rating (10 max)	1	1	3	4	1	5	5	5	5	5	5	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	9	9	196	188	9	289	312	241	243	243	153	94	94	0	0	0	43	61	55	43	55	57	57	55
Best forecast wave conditions in Great Barrier Island	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary			Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary									Kaitoke Beach	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary	Kaitoke Beach
Rating (10 max)	1	1			1									1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Middleton Bay Taranaki	The Box Northland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	7	5	8	7	5	6	5	5	4	4	2	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	7
Header Global	Point Roadnight Australia	Bancoora Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	Asu Indonesia	Haakgat South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Luna Park Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	9	6	7	8	7	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	8	6	6	7

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