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Awana surfForecast / Great Barrier Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 17 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
18.7° 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 4PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Awana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 8 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | |
109 | 325 | 154 | 86 | 124 | 132 | 202 | 257 | 226 | 179 | 148 | 115 | 108 | 130 | 167 | 200 | 193 | 162 | 196 | 202 | 153 | 170 | 213 | 220 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 6:44AM2.10m | 7:20PM2.19m | 7:37AM2.13m | 8:13PM2.25m | 8:30AM2.14m | 9:05PM2.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:04PM-0.01m | 1:35AM0.15m | 1:56PM-0.05m | 2:29AM0.11m | 2:49PM-0.05m | 3:24AM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 |
 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | E 15 | E 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 |
 kJ | 109 | 325 | 154 | 77 | 50 | 33 | 20 | — | 4 | 4 | 48 | 61 | 45 | 29 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 4 | — | E 8 | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | E 16 | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 5 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 |
| kJ | 94 | 71 | 53 | 86 | 124 | 132 | 202 | 257 | 226 | 179 | 148 | 115 | 108 | 130 | 167 | 200 | 193 | 162 | 196 | 202 | 153 | 170 | 213 | 220 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 117 | 64 | 64 | 85 | 64 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 60 | 64 | 117 | 117 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 117 | 61 | 97 | 111 | 117 | 61 |
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