Surf conditions & tides at Great Barrier Island’s most popular surfing locations.
Great Barrier Island offers some of the best surf on New Zealand’s east coast.
Near perfect Pacific swells sweep onto pristine white sand beaches and offer good all year round surfing conditions.
The most popular locations are Whangapoua Beach, Awana Beach, Palmers Beach, Kaitoke Beach and Medlands Beach.
Most are easy to reach and generally never over crowded.
These forecasts are updated on the hour, every hour.
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Awana Beach 
| Forecast for 0h today, updated 11:53pm on Monday 29th May 2023 | |
| Set face | 2.6m |
| Swell | NE 1.5 m @ 8s |
| Wind | NE 30 kts |
| Sea temp | 18°C |
| Tides: High: 01:50 am (1.69 m); Low: 08:20 am (0.65 m); High: 02:20 pm (1.54 m); Low: 08:20 pm (0.68 m); | |
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Kaitoke Beach
| Forecast for 0h today, updated 11:53pm on Monday 29th May 2023 | |
| Set face | 2.6m |
| Swell | NE 1.5 m @ 8s |
| Wind | NE 30 kts |
| Sea temp | 18°C |
| Tides: High: 01:50 am (1.79 m); Low: 08:20 am (0.69 m); High: 02:20 pm (1.64 m); Low: 08:20 pm (0.73 m); | |
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Medlands Beach
| Forecast for 0h today, updated 11:53pm on Monday 29th May 2023 | |
| Set face | 3.2m |
| Swell | NE 1.9 m @ 8s |
| Wind | NE 30 kts |
| Sea temp | 18°C |
| Tides: High: 01:50 am (1.79 m); Low: 08:10 am (0.68 m); High: 02:20 pm (1.64 m); Low: 08:20 pm (0.72 m); | |
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Whangapoua (Great Barrier Island)
| Forecast for 0h today, updated 11:53pm on Monday 29th May 2023 | |
| Set face | 2.1m |
| Swell | NE 1.3 m @ 8s |
| Wind | NE 31 kts |
| Sea temp | 18°C |
| Tides: High: 01:50 am (11.4 m); Low: 08:20 am (10.29 m); High: 02:30 pm (11.24 m); Low: 08:30 pm (10.33 m); | |
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