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	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary 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	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary Great Barrier Island	Medlands Beach Great Barrier Island
Rating (10 max)	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	NNW 7	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11	E 11	ESE 12	ESE 10	S 4	S 4	SE 6	SE 7	ESE 8
kJ	294	528	367	367	350	373	303	298	221	186	167	126	89	62	46	34	50	36	145	206	102
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSE	E	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	W	W	WNW	W	SW	SE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	off	off
High Tide			6:23PM1.81m	6:33AM1.73m		7:07PM1.87m	7:17AM1.76m		7:48PM1.92m	8:00AM1.80m		8:28PM1.96m	8:41AM1.82m		9:06PM1.98m	9:22AM1.84m		9:44PM1.99m	10:04AM1.85m		10:45PM2.22m
Low Tide		12:02PM0.39m	00:35AM0.51m		12:48PM0.35m	1:21AM0.46m		1:31PM0.30m	2:04AM0.40m		2:13PM0.27m	2:46AM0.35m		2:54PM0.26m		3:26AM0.31m	3:34PM0.27m		4:05AM0.28m	4:15PM0.29m


mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	6	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Max °C	10	11	12	13	14	14	14	15	15	14	14	14	13	14	14	10	11	11	9	11	10
Min °C	10	10	11	12	13	14	13	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	10	9	10	9	8	9	9
Chill °C	7	9	12	11	12	12	12	13	13	12	12	12	11	13	13	7	9	8	6	8	7
	7:18	—	—	7:16	—	—	7:16	—	—	7:16	—	—	7:15	—	—	7:13	—	—	7:13	—	—
	—	5:30	—	—	5:30	—	—	5:31	—	—	5:32	—	—	5:32	—	—	5:34	—	—	5:35	—
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	N 7	NNW 6	NNW 6	E 11	ESE 12	SE 5	NE 14	ENE 14	ENE 13	SE 7	ESE 8
kJ	294	528	367	367	350	373	303	298	221	164	94	53	29	62	46	12	30	18	17	149	102
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 9	E 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11	NE 18	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11	ENE 16	NE 15	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	NE 16	NE 12	NE 12
kJ	2	2	4	4	3	3	6	5	5	13	167	126	89	27	35	21	9	9	10	25	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 3	—	—	—	N 3	N 3	N 4	NNW 5	NNW 6	NNW 7	W 4	W 4	W 4	WNW 5	S 4	SSW 4	S 4	S 4	SE 6	SE 7	SSW 4
kJ	4	—	—	—	1	3	15	67	190	186	27	39	22	54	28	8	50	36	145	206	13
Sea °C	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	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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