- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Surf Forecasts:
Awana surfForecast / Great Barrier Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 NZSTForecast 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
18.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Awana today?
The current surf forecast for Awana at 6PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Awana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 16°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | |
196 | 176 | 170 | 207 | 198 | 186 | 196 | 178 | 160 | 176 | 199 | 242 | 305 | 314 | 338 | 304 | 297 | 374 | 402 | 519 | 566 | 547 | 315 | 311 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 9:24AM2.10m | 9:59PM2.24m | 10:19AM2.04m | 10:54PM2.19m | 11:17AM1.97m | 11:51PM2.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:42PM-0.02m | 4:20AM0.13m | 4:37PM0.04m | 5:17AM0.18m | 5:33PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
 | | |  | | |  | | | | | | | |  | |  | | | | | | | | |
 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 |
 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | ENE 10 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 7 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 13 | E 11 | E 11 |
 kJ | 16 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 178 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 314 | 338 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | E 14 | ESE 14 | N 14 | N 13 | ESE 13 | E 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | — | N 12 | N 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | — | E 11 | — | N 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 20 | 16 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 84 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | N 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 196 | 176 | 170 | 207 | 198 | 186 | 196 | — | 160 | 176 | 199 | 242 | 305 | — | — | 304 | 297 | 374 | 402 | 519 | 566 | 547 | 315 | 311 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 117 | 119 | 117 | 119 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 60 | 119 | 140 | 117 | 117 | 71 | 60 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 118 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Great Barrier Island | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Awana surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest