Awana surf break

Awana surfForecast / Great Barrier Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 29 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
19.5° 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: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (29 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (29 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, strong winds from the E by Thu night).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
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)
0.7
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
1
NE
7
2.2
E
8
2.1
E
8
2.1
E
8
2.1
E
8
2.1
E
8
2
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
45
90
107
123
107
107
104
104
84
82
71
58
104
609
603
537
551
496
404
335
306
274
271
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
N
5
WNW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
10
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
40
E
40
E
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:33PM1.83m
5:48AM1.89m
6:19PM1.88m
6:31AM1.89m
7:02PM1.92m
Low Tide
11:21AM0.30m
11:41PM0.39m
12:07PM0.27m
00:28AM0.38m
12:49PM0.24m
1:12AM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:54
6:54
6:56
6:56
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5:36
5:35
5:34
5:31
1
Temp °C
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
15
13
13
15
10
11
9
8
9
8
8
7
8
9
9
10
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
1
NE
7
0.2
N
11
0.6
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.2
N
12
Energy kJ
35
45
90
107
123
107
107
104
104
84
82
71
58
104
10
44
25
18
9
9
15
9
15
11
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
13
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.1
NE
13
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.1
N
15
Energy kJ
14
22
22
24
25
25
25
24
25
25
25
25
24
10
7
10
9
9
5
5
10
11
11
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
11
0.1
NE
16
0.1
N
15
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
N
16
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
12
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
NE
12
Energy kJ
9
10
4
10
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
5
7
7
7
7
6
5
4
4
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
2
0.5
SE
3
0.8
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
1.3
ESE
5
2.2
E
8
2.1
E
8
2.1
E
8
2.1
E
8
2.1
E
8
2
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
7
Energy kJ
1
4
24
25
90
609
603
537
551
496
404
335
306
274
271
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
4
1
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
117
117
43
43
43
0
0
43
59
9
117
117
117
117
117
117
117
94
117
116
117
117
117
117
Best forecast wave conditions in Great Barrier Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
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