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5:03 pm 17 Jan 2011


Anaura Bay ratings
Quality on a good day: 2.0
Consistency of surf: 5.0
Difficulty level: 1.0

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Anaura Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(New-Zealand – East Cape)

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Name: Anaura Bay
Type: beach and reef
Reliability: very consistent
Best Swell: SE Offshore Wind: W

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Overall Anaura Bay Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Anaura Bay:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Three Points 4 mi
Second closest break Tokomaru Bay 7 mi
Third closest break Tolaga Bay 11 mi
Fourth closest break Loisell's or Waihau Bay 14 mi
Fifth closest break Waipiro Bay Area 15 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Anaura Bay:

Closest wave buoy SW Hawaii Buoy 4111 mi
Second closest wave buoy W Hawaii Buoy 4174 mi
Third closest wave buoy NW Hawaii Buoy 4426 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy NW Hawaii Buoy 4487 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy N Hawaii 1 Buoy 4617 mi

Tide stations nearest to Anaura Bay:

Closest tide station Tolaga Bay (Cooks Cove), New Zealand 11 mi
Second closest tide station Waipiro Bay, New Zealand 14 mi
Third closest tide station Gisborne, New Zealand 34 mi
Fourth closest tide station East Cape, New Zealand 40 mi
Fifth closest tide station Hicks Bay, New Zealand 45 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Anaura Bay:

Closest ski area Tukino (New Zealand) 162 mi
Second closest ski area Whakapapa (New Zealand) 164 mi
Third closest ski area Turoa (New Zealand) 168 mi
Fourth closest ski area Manganui (New Zealand) 239 mi
Fifth closest ski area Rainbow (New Zealand) 383 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Anaura Bay:

Closest city location Gisborne (New Zealand) 35 mi
Second closest city location Opotiki (New Zealand) 57 mi
Third closest city location Whakatane (New Zealand) 75 mi
Fourth closest city location Wairoa (New Zealand) 75 mi
Fifth closest city location Edgecumbe (New Zealand) 82 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Anaura Bay is Gisborne Airport (GIS) in New Zealand, 56 km (35 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Anaura Bay is Whakatane Airport (WHK), also in New Zealand, 127 km (79 miles) away.
  • Third is Rotorua Airport (ROT) in New Zealand, 175 km (109 miles) away.
  • Tauranga Airport (TRG) in New Zealand is 196 km (122 miles) away.
  • Taupo Airport (TUO), also in New Zealand is the fifth nearest airport to Anaura Bay and is 202 km (125 miles) away.
Anaura Bay break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Anaura Bay, New-Zealand - East Cape. Use the tab navigation above to view Anaura Bay sea temperature, Anaura Bay photographs, Anaura Bay detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Anaura Bay webcams, current wind from New-Zealand - East Cape live weather stations and Anaura Bay tide predictions. The New Zealand swell maps link will open up the big picture showing New Zealand and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from New Zealand wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Anaura Bay.