Awana surf break

Awana surfForecast / Great Barrier Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 NZDT
Forecast 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
21.7° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Awana today?

The current surf forecast for Awana at 9PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)11ft (3.5m)9s
Afternoon (20 Jan)13ft (4.0m)9s
Evening (20 Jan)11ft (3.5m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
E
4
E
4
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3
E
3
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
3
E
3
E
3
ENE
2.4
E
3
N
2.4
N
2.1
N
1.8
N
1.7
N
1.7
N
1.9
N
1.8
N
1.6
N
Period(s) (?)9999999889999998999910111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21992487236921321969186615331123941102611341308132013829161064837645516481518926849652
Wind
(km/h)
55
E
60
E
55
E
45
E
50
ESE
45
E
40
ENE
25
NE
35
ENE
30
NE
40
ENE
45
ENE
30
N
30
N
50
N
25
NNW
25
WSW
35
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:05AM
1.95
9:15PM
1.82
9:44AM
2.00
9:57PM
1.85
10:24AM
2.03
10:40PM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:21PM
0.38
3:30AM
0.23
4:03PM
0.33
4:11AM
0.22
4:44PM
0.28
4:52AM
0.22
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise-------6:22-------6:22-------6:24
Sunset---8:36-------8:35-------8:35----
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
17206108521212733202051-------
Temp. °C191919191920212121212121222223232222232221202020
Feels °C (?)111011131315182018191716212018232119191716151616
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