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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
19.8° 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 2AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Awana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Fri morning, light winds from the E by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | |
176 | 247 | 203 | 143 | 83 | 57 | 50 | 54 | 162 | 193 | 456 | 467 | 703 | 716 | 495 | 353 | 243 | 182 | 130 | 62 | 69 | 32 | 33 | 23 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 11:09PM2.14m | 11:30AM1.97m | 00:06AM2.07m | 12:30PM1.87m | 1:07AM2.00m | 1:34PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:29AM0.22m | 5:48PM0.14m | 6:28AM0.28m | 6:47PM0.23m | 7:30AM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 10 | NE 7 | SE 12 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | ESE 9 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 5 | NE 5 |
83 | 57 | 56 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 54 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 75 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 62 | 69 | 32 | 33 | 23 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 16 | — | — | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 10 | N 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 5 |
25 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NNE 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | SE 8 | — | N 10 | N 16 | N 10 | N 9 | ESE 9 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 9 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — |
176 | 247 | 203 | 143 | 83 | 57 | 47 | 32 | 162 | 193 | 456 | 467 | 703 | 716 | 495 | 353 | 243 | 182 | 130 | 37 | 19 | 10 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 78 | 89 | 78 | 78 | 89 | 85 | 85 | 71 | 61 | 64 | 85 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 94 | 117 | 117 | 85 | 85 | 85 |
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