Anaura Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.23° S 178.31° E

Anaura Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Anaura Bay sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.1° 

Anaura Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Anaura Bay today (29 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Anaura Bay at 11PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)--
Afternoon (29 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (29 Jul)6ft (1.9m)12s

Table - waves today at Anaura Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ESE
12
2
ESE
12
1.9
ESE
12
1.8
ESE
12
1.8
ESE
12
1.7
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1
ESE
11
1
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1098
1080
1010
874
874
735
602
504
469
401
387
331
331
314
263
263
217
156
121
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:01PM1.44m
6:16AM1.35m
6:45PM1.46m
7:01AM1.36m
7:27PM1.49m
Low Tide
00:16AM0.34m
12:28PM0.27m
1:02AM0.31m
1:13PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
3
2
Temp °C
12
11
8
7
7
7
11
15
16
10
9
12
12
12
14
16
15
12
11
Feels °C
9
9
5
4
4
4
8
11
12
6
6
9
9
9
11
12
11
8
6
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