Awana 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.21° S 175.48° E

Issued: 12 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Awana sea temperature is

16.3°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 (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Awana at 9AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	8s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s
Evening (05 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed night, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the N by Sat afternoon).
	Thursday 5								Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 7	N 5	N 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	N 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	N 7
Wave Graph
kJ	242	242	223	223	181	181	176	128	113	112	84	76	72	72	75	52	98	206	195	200	233	240	247	258	212	186	134
Wind (km/h)	NNE	ESE	SE	ESE	E	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	NW	NW	WNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	on	on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			4:12AM1.79m				4:37PM1.92m				5:12AM1.82m				5:32PM1.92m				6:07AM1.87m				6:22PM1.92m				6:56AM1.92m
Low Tide	10:02PM0.31m				10:21AM0.36m				11:00PM0.29m				11:21AM0.37m				11:54PM0.26m				12:16PM0.37m				00:42AM0.23m


	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	7:55
mm	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	19	18	17	17	18	18	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	18	18	17	18	18	17	17	16	16
Feels °C	17	21	17	16	17	19	18	19	17	18	18	18	19	18	17	17	16	14	17	16	14	14	12	11	13	14	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	NE 10	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 14	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7
kJ	242	242	223	223	181	181	176	128	113	112	84	76	72	72	75	51	47	4	4	17	17	39	15	75	70	70	70
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 16	N 16	N 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	N 16	N 15	ENE 10	N 15	N 18	N 12	—	E 12	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 13	N 13
kJ	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	21	21	8	10	10	19	17	11	4	6	3	—	3	20	20	20	3	14
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 14	E 14	N 19	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 16	N 10	N 10	N 16	N 10	NNE 7	ENE 10	ENE 10	N 15	N 18	N 11	N 11	N 11	—	NE 12	N 14	N 13	N 16	E 11
kJ	4	4	7	6	6	6	6	6	21	8	8	5	8	5	10	11	17	6	2	3	2	—	6	14	3	5	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 7	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 4	N 5	N 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	N 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	N 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	32	39	53	39	54	38	36	15	52	98	206	195	200	233	240	247	258	212	186	134
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Matarangi Coromandel	Awana Great Barrier Island	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary Great Barrier Island	Matarangi Coromandel	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary Great Barrier Island	Tairua Bar Coromandel	New Chums Coromandel	New Chums Coromandel	Omaha Beach and Bar Northland	Awana Great Barrier Island	Awana Great Barrier Island	Waikawau Bay Coromandel	Awana Great Barrier Island	New Chums Coromandel	Hot Water Beach Coromandel	Whitianga Coromandel	Omaha Beach and Bar Northland	Daniels Reef Northland	Whitianga Coromandel	Sailors Grave Coromandel	Back Beach Taranaki	Orewa Beach Auckland	Tawharanui Northland	Waikawau Bay Coromandel	Waikawau Bay Coromandel	Waikawau Bay Coromandel	Awana Great Barrier Island
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	60	0	9	60	9	95	55	55	64	0	0	43	0	55	81	71	64	62	71	89	343	81	61	43	43	43	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Great Barrier Island		Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary		Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary					Kaitoke Beach	Kaitoke Beach		Kaitoke Beach														Kaitoke Beach
Rating (10 max)		2	2		1					1	1		1														1
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	3	3	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	5	6	5	5	9	9	7	7	6	5

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