Great Barrier Island Surf

Detailed Great Barrier Island surf forecast maps and the latest eyeball surf report from local surfers in the region. Near-shore swell is shown on the map together with the surf forecast rating for spots in Great Barrier Island. Find the best places to surf in offshore conditions by selecting the wind option on the forecast map. Windsurfers and kite surfers can also use this option to find more favorable cross-shore conditions in Great Barrier Island. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in Great Barrier Island over the next 7 days. Surf photos from Great Barrier Island and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

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Please enable JavaScript to access the following map views:All map types that you can enable here: Great Barrier Island Colour Base Map, Wave Height, Wave Energy, Great Barrier Island Swell 1 Energy, Swell 2 Energy, Windwave Energy, Great Barrier Island Precipitation, Wind, Temperature, Great Barrier Island Cloud Cover.Map overlays available for display: Great Barrier Island Pressure, Wind.Symbols shown on the map: Great Barrier Island Surf Breaks, Tide Forecasts, Cities, Great Barrier Island Ski Resorts, Live Wave Buoys, Live Webcams, Great Barrier Island Wind Now, Temperature Now, Weather Now, Great Barrier Island Swell at breaks, Rating at breaks.

Great Barrier Island Surf Forecast map for predicting the best wave and wind conditions across the region. For surfers, the map shows the most powerful swell tracking across near-shore open water and not the peak waves experienced by boats out at sea. Move your mouse over the ocean swell symbols or the surf breaks on the coastline to see a more detailed surf forecast including wave period and wind conditions. The forecast updates every 6 hours and most live weather reports update every hour. You can animate the Great Barrier Island Surf map or show live wind and wave conditions as reported from wavebuoys and local weather stations. Surf breaks shown along the Great Barrier Island coastline are also listed below.

Great Barrier Island Photos

Great Barrier Island Wavefinder

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	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Great Barrier Island	Awana Great Barrier Island	Awana Great Barrier Island	Awana Great Barrier Island	Awana Great Barrier Island	Awana Great Barrier Island	Awana Great Barrier Island	Awana Great Barrier Island	Awana Great Barrier Island	Awana Great Barrier Island	Awana Great Barrier Island	Awana Great Barrier Island	Awana Great Barrier Island	Awana Great Barrier Island	Awana Great Barrier Island	Awana Great Barrier Island	Awana Great Barrier Island	Awana Great Barrier Island	Medlands Beach Great Barrier Island	Awana Great Barrier Island	Awana Great Barrier Island	Awana Great Barrier Island
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11	NE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	NE 12	ENE 12	N 5	N 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 8	NE 8	NNE 8
kJ	26	27	26	23	23	23	21	20	26	16	16	23	15	112	415	142	104	83	114	70	46
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	NNE	NNW	N	NNW	WSW	NW	SW	WNW	WSW	WSW
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	off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			8:31PM2.13m	8:57AM2.06m		9:14PM2.07m	9:41AM2.03m		9:57PM2.00m	10:25AM1.97m		10:39PM1.90m	11:09AM1.89m		11:23PM1.81m	11:55AM1.81m		00:22AM1.97m		12:44PM1.73m	00:59AM1.64m
Low Tide		2:24PM0.13m	2:50AM0.08m		3:09PM0.17m		3:33AM0.12m	3:53PM0.23m		4:14AM0.18m	4:37PM0.32m		4:56AM0.26m	5:21PM0.41m		5:40AM0.35m		6:09PM0.76m	6:26AM0.43m		6:57PM0.57m


mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	2	12	—	—	—	2	—	1
Max °C	14	14	13	13	14	13	12	14	13	12	15	14	15	16	16	13	14	14	14	14	14
Min °C	13	14	12	13	14	12	12	13	12	12	13	13	15	15	12	13	13	13	12	14	14
Chill °C	11	11	10	11	12	10	10	13	10	10	14	13	14	14	14	11	13	12	11	11	11
	6:20	—	—	6:20	—	—	6:18	—	—	6:16	—	—	6:15	—	—	6:13	—	—	6:11	—	—
	—	6:07	—	—	6:07	—	—	6:07	—	—	6:08	—	—	6:09	—	—	6:09	—	—	6:10	—
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11	NE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	NE 12	ENE 12	NE 12	N 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 8	NE 8	NNE 8
kJ	26	27	26	23	23	23	21	20	26	16	16	23	14	22	338	142	104	83	114	70	46
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 5	NE 14	SE 5	NE 11	NE 11	NNE 11	NE 10	ESE 12	ESE 11	ENE 12	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 7
kJ	7	7	7	5	6	2	7	1	4	4	11	4	15	12	13	96	54	35	32	22	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 5	SW 5	SW 4	SSW 4	SW 3	SW 4	SSW 3	SW 3	SW 4	SW 3	WSW 3	NW 2	NNW 4	N 5	N 7	—	—	—	SW 4	SW 5	WSW 5
kJ	47	53	20	9	6	14	5	2	6	1	1	1	15	112	415	—	—	—	35	137	157
Sea °C	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	16	16	16
Diff °C	+0.6	+0.6	+0.6	+0.6	+0.6	+0.6	+0.6	+0.6	+0.6	+0.6	+0.6	+0.6	+0.6	+0.6	+0.6	+0.6	+0.6	+0.6	+0.6	+0.6	+0.6

Great Barrier Island Surf Breaks

Awana

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Kaitoke Beach

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Medlands Beach

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Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary

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Shark Alley

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