Awana surf break

Awana surfForecast / Great Barrier Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 NZST
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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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Heavy 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
6
1.8
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
ESE
10
1
E
9
1.6
E
6
2.2
E
7
2.2
E
7
2.5
E
7
2.5
E
7
2.3
E
7
2
E
7
1.7
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.3
ENE
6
0.9
NE
6
1
ENE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.8
ENE
5
0.6
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ENE
35
E
40
E
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
35
SE
40
ESE
35
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
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
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:48
6:50
6:50
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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)
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.3
NE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
10
0.9
NE
7
0.1
SE
12
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.3
ESE
9
0.9
NE
6
1
ENE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.8
ENE
5
0.6
NE
5
Energy kJ
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)
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.3
NE
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
14
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
5
Energy kJ
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)
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
SE
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.3
ESE
9
Energy kJ
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)
1.6
SE
6
1.8
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
1
E
9
1.6
E
6
2.2
E
7
2.2
E
7
2.5
E
7
2.5
E
7
2.3
E
7
2
E
7
1.7
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.3
ENE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
Energy kJ
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
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
Best forecast wave conditions in Great Barrier Island
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
2
4
4
5
4
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
9
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
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