Awana surf break

Awana surfForecast / Great Barrier Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 23 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
21.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Awana today?

The current surf forecast for Awana at 6AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 23). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (23 Jan)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (23 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.1
NNW
1
NNW
1.7
NW
1.3
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.1
NNW
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.8
NNW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NW
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
Period(s) (?)10101111111111101087899812111110109966
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)598544561512431366286227542186144135404074353145432727275151
Wind
(km/h)
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
40
W
40
WNW
50
W
55
W
50
W
50
W
55
W
50
W
45
W
45
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
40
WNW
45
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:40PM
1.86
11:03AM
2.04
11:23PM
1.87
11:45AM
2.03
12:10AM
1.88
12:29PM
2.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:52AM
0.22
5:25PM
0.25
5:35AM
0.25
6:08PM
0.22
6:20AM
0.28
6:53PM
0.22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Sunrise---6:24-------6:24-------6:26----
Sunset-------8:34-------8:32-------8:32
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------1------1--
Temp. °C202019192021222119191716171818181818171818191919
Feels °C (?)151614141618181613116677991011101211121212
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