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Awana surfForecast / Great Barrier Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 15 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.1° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Awana today?
The current surf forecast for Awana at 1AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Awana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 113 | 110 | 118 | 65 | 91 | 99 | 54 | 69 | 73 | 58 | 57 | 60 | 55 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 47 | 48 | 47 | 39 | 58 | 53 | 51 | 49 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:24PM 1.74 | 5:05AM 1.71 | 5:14PM 1.72 | 5:54AM 1.74 | 6:02PM 1.72 | 6:40AM 1.78 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:45PM 0.41 | 11:08AM 0.57 | 11:32PM 0.40 | 11:59AM 0.56 | 12:18AM 0.39 | 12:48PM 0.53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 |
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