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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 1.1°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: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (01 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Awana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | SE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | |
94 | 111 | 381 | 463 | 471 | 504 | 447 | 427 | 351 | 341 | 266 | 199 | 114 | 96 | 129 | 151 | 173 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 103 | 113 | 125 | 105 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 6:19PM1.88m | 6:31AM1.89m | 7:02PM1.92m | 7:13AM1.89m | 7:43PM1.95m | 7:54AM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:28AM0.38m | 12:49PM0.24m | 1:12AM0.37m | 1:29PM0.23m | 1:54AM0.36m | 2:08PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | |
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Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 11 | N 11 | N 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 10 | ENE 8 |
58 | 111 | 42 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 21 | 91 | 94 | 129 | 151 | 173 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 103 | 113 | 88 | 105 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 16 | N 15 | NE 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 15 | N 10 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | N 12 | ESE 9 |
24 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 42 | 11 | 84 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 15 | NE 12 | N 15 | NE 12 | N 15 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | — |
94 | 111 | 381 | 463 | 471 | 504 | 447 | 427 | 351 | 341 | 266 | 199 | 114 | 96 | 66 | 68 | 53 | 53 | 36 | 26 | 38 | 24 | 125 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 94 | 94 | 117 | 94 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 60 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 94 | 117 | 117 | 61 |
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