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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
19.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Awana today?
The current surf forecast for Awana at 6PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Awana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, strong winds from the E by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | |
35 | 45 | 90 | 107 | 123 | 107 | 107 | 104 | 104 | 84 | 82 | 71 | 58 | 104 | 609 | 603 | 537 | 551 | 496 | 404 | 335 | 306 | 274 | 271 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 5:33PM1.83m | 5:48AM1.89m | 6:19PM1.88m | 6:31AM1.89m | 7:02PM1.92m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:21AM0.30m | 11:41PM0.39m | 12:07PM0.27m | 00:28AM0.38m | 12:49PM0.24m | 1:12AM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | |
— | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | |
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Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | N 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 12 |
35 | 45 | 90 | 107 | 123 | 107 | 107 | 104 | 104 | 84 | 82 | 71 | 58 | 104 | 10 | 44 | 25 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 11 | N 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | NE 13 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 16 | N 16 | N 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 15 |
14 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | NE 16 | N 15 | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | N 16 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | NE 12 |
9 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 24 | 25 | 90 | 609 | 603 | 537 | 551 | 496 | 404 | 335 | 306 | 274 | 271 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 117 | 117 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 59 | 9 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 94 | 117 | 116 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 |
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