Awana 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.21° S 175.48° E

Issued: 5 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Awana sea temperature is

16.2° C

Awana surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Awana today (18 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Awana at 11AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	15s
Afternoon (18 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	14s
Evening (18 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun night, fresh winds from the E by Mon night).
	Saturday 18							Sunday 19								Monday 20
	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	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	E 6
Wave Graph
kJ	381	305	305	301	215	213	207	154	156	156	141	99	99	98	98	93	86	85	83	82	82	56	236
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	SSW	S	SSE	ENE	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	on	on	on
High Tide				9:45AM2.05m				10:13PM2.21m				10:38AM2.00m				11:02PM2.13m				11:30AM1.93m
Low Tide		3:45AM0.07m				3:59PM0.05m				4:36AM0.09m				4:50PM0.13m				5:25AM0.14m				5:40PM0.24m


	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:23	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	12	12	13	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	14	15	14	14
Feels °C	6	6	6	6	6	5	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	8	8	8	9	11	11	10	10	7	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12
kJ	381	305	305	301	215	213	207	154	156	156	141	99	99	98	98	93	86	85	83	82	82	56	81
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 8	N 8	SW 3	NNW 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 9
kJ	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	7	5	6	6	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 8	N 8	—	—	N 9	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	2	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 3	—	E 3	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 6
kJ	13	14	15	9	15	21	19	18	20	20	20	20	12	14	11	8	4	—	6	21	23	40	236
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Kuaotunu Coromandel	New Chums Coromandel	Kuaotunu Coromandel	Tawharanui Northland	Tawharanui Northland	Tawharanui Northland	Pakiri beach Northland	Tawharanui Northland	Forestry Northland	Forestry Northland	Forestry Northland	Forestry Northland	Forestry Northland	Forestry Northland	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary Great Barrier Island	Medlands Beach Great Barrier Island	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary Great Barrier Island	Medlands Beach Great Barrier Island	Medlands Beach Great Barrier Island	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Pataua Northland	Langs beach Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4
Distance (km)	61	55	61	61	61	61	64	61	71	71	71	71	71	71	9	6	9	6	6	94	102	85	117
Best forecast wave conditions in Great Barrier Island															Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary
Rating (10 max)															1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	8	9	5	5	4	5	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	6	5	5	7	7
Header Global	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Kaka Point New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Humenga Point New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	7	6	5	7	7

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