Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Anaura Bay today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Anaura Bay at 9AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Anaura Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1230 | 1181 | 987 | 973 | 660 | 554 | 463 | 355 | 284 | 281 | 173 | 266 | 311 | 227 | 291 | 943 | 1748 | 2481 | 3769 | 4159 | 4770 | 4252 | 3319 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:36AM1.60m | 8:02PM1.70m | 8:29AM1.59m | 8:52PM1.66m | 9:20AM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:31AM0.04m | 1:49PM0.04m | 2:23AM0.04m | 2:41PM0.07m | 3:13AM0.06m | 3:32PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
7 | 9 | 987 | 973 | 660 | 554 | 463 | 355 | 284 | 281 | 173 | 266 | 311 | 227 | 228 | 65 | 57 | 400 | 59 | 158 | 98 | 94 | 69 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | S 19 | E 13 | ESE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | S 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | S 20 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
9 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 222 | 191 | 239 | 261 | 230 | 217 | 173 | 91 | 84 | 101 | 88 | 30 | 21 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 15 | ESE 13 | E 11 | ESE 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 20 | ESE 15 | SE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 5 | 18 | 9 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 56 | 64 | 105 | 96 | 155 | 81 | 30 | 22 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | SE 8 | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
1230 | 1181 | — | 211 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 19 | 20 | 106 | 199 | 261 | 188 | 291 | 943 | 1748 | 2481 | 3769 | 4159 | 4770 | 4252 | 3319 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 76 | 76 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 67 | 67 | 76 | 7 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 |
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