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.

Great Barrier Island Surf Forecast

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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.

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Great Barrier Island Wavefinder

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	Thu		Friday 04			Saturday 05			Sunday 06			Monday 07			Tuesday 08			Wednesday 09			Thu
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Great Barrier Island	Awana Great Barrier Island	Awana Great Barrier Island	Awana Great Barrier Island	Tawharanui Northland	Medlands Beach Great Barrier Island	Tawharanui Northland	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary Great Barrier Island	Medlands Beach Great Barrier Island	Tawharanui Northland	Awana Great Barrier Island	Awana Great Barrier Island	Awana Great Barrier Island	Awana Great Barrier Island	Tawharanui Northland	Awana Great Barrier Island	Awana Great Barrier Island	Awana Great Barrier Island	Medlands Beach Great Barrier Island	Tawharanui Northland	Tawharanui Northland	Tawharanui Northland	Awana Great Barrier Island
Rating	0	0	0	2	3	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 E	2.3 N	3.5 N	3.0 N	2.3 N	1.4 NNE	1.7 N	0.9 N	0.7 N	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.3 N	0.3 NNE	0.4 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.4 N	0.4 N	0.4 N	0.3 NNE
Period(s) (?)	10	7	8	9	8	8	8	7	7	8	8	7	7	16	15	12	11	10	13	12	12	12
Energy(?)	424	494	1447	1428	709	210	337	88	44	51	51	37	37	43	42	44	59	54	53	46	44	27
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross	cross	cross	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross
High Tide / height (m)		12:13AM	12:33PM		1:09AM		1:31PM	2:09AM		2:40PM	3:12AM	12:33AM	3:56PM		4:19AM	4:42PM		5:13AM	2:51PM 4:38AM	2:12AM		2:48PM
Low Tide / height (m)	5:58PM		6:31AM	6:52PM	5:58PM	7:28AM		7:49PM	8:48AM		8:49PM	9:44AM		10:10PM	10:52AM		10:53PM	11:33AM 6:31AM		8:02PM	8:43AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	2	19	14	1	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	19	19	20	21	21	21	21	19	20	20	18	19	20	17	18	20	18	17	19	16	17	17
Low °C	18	18	19	21	19	19	20	18	18	19	18	18	19	16	18	19	17	17	17	15	16	17
Chill °C (?)	18	18	19	21	21	21	21	18	20	20	17	18	20	16	17	20	17	16	19	15	17	17
Sunrise	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:35	-	-	7:37	-	-	7:35	-	-	7:35	-	-	7:37	-	-	7:39	-
Sunset	7:09	-	-	7:10	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:06	-	-	7:04	-	-	7:02	-	-	7:04	-	-	7:00
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 E	1.2 E	1.0 E	0.4 E	2.3 N	1.4 NNE	1.7 N	0.9 N	0.7 N	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.4 NE	0.4 ENE	0.4 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.4 N	0.4 N	0.4 N	0.3 NNE
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	8	8	8	7	7	8	8	7	7	7	8	12	11	10	13	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 N	0.1 N	-	-	0.6 E	0.2 E	0.5 E	0.9 NE	0.4 ENE	0.6 N	0.4 N	0.3 NNW	0.2 NNE	0.3 N	0.3 NNE	0.4 NE	0.3 NNW	0.3 NNE	0.2 E	0.3 NE	0.3 NE	0.3 ESE
Period (s)	13	13	-	-	10	9	9	7	8	6	6	6	16	16	15	7	5	13	10	9	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.3 NNE	2.3 N	3.5 N	3.0 N	-	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 WSW	0.2 W	0.5 W	0.8 SW	0.6 WSW	0.5 W	0.4 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.6 SW	0.5 SW	0.2 SSW	0.3 S	0.2 S	-
Period (s)	6	7	8	9	-	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	-

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	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
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	Tawharanui Northland	Tawharanui Northland	Kaitoke Beach Great Barrier Island	Medlands Beach Great Barrier Island	Medlands Beach Great Barrier Island	Tawharanui Northland	Tawharanui Northland	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary Great Barrier Island	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary Great Barrier Island	Awana Great Barrier Island
Rating	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 E	1.3 E	2.0 N	2.3 N	2.5 NNE	3.0 NNE	3.5 N	3.5 N	3.0 N	3.0 N	3.5 N	2.3 N	1.5 NNW	1.5 NNE	1.4 NNE	1.8 N	1.7 N	1.0 N
Period(s) (?)	10	10	6	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Energy(?)	424	367	324	494	672	967	1447	1898	1428	1368	1692	709	286	253	210	387	337	114
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				12:13AM 2.14				12:33PM 2.00					1:27AM 2.23				1:31PM 1.88
Low Tide / height (m)		5:58PM 0.03				6:31AM 0.20									7:46AM 0.68
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	mod. rain	mod. rain	mod. rain	light rain	cloudy	light rain	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	1	1	2	3	7	7	8	6	1	-	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	19	18	18	19	19	19	19	20	21	21	21	20	20	18	19	19	20	21
Chill °C (?)	18	17	16	18	18	18	18	19	21	21	21	20	20	18	19	19	20	21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:35	-	-	-
Sunset	-	7:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:07
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 E	1.3 E	1.2 E	1.2 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	1.0 E	0.7 E	0.4 E	2.5 N	3.0 N	2.3 N	1.5 NNW	1.5 NNE	1.4 NNE	1.8 N	1.7 N	1.0 N
Period (s)	10	10	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	1.4 NE	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	1.0 NE
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	-	-	-	-	-	10	10	10	8	9	9	9	9	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.3 NNE	1.7 NNE	2.0 N	2.3 N	2.5 NNE	3.0 NNE	3.5 N	3.5 N	3.0 N	3.0 N	3.5 N	-	0.4 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.3 SW
Period (s)	6	6	6	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	9	-	3	2	3	3	3	2