Anaura Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.23° S 178.31° E

Issued: 12 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Anaura Bay sea temperature is

15.6°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Anaura Bay today (25 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Anaura Bay at 4AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Afternoon (25 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Evening (25 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 25								Monday 26								Tuesday 27
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 15	S 16	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 19	S 18	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11
Wave Graph
kJ	248	218	171	164	114	56	74	70	76	61	43	42	64	56	84	78	68	35	31	29	25	24	22	9
Wind (km/h)	WNW	NW	WNW	NNW	ESE	ENE	ENE	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	ENE	WSW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	off	glassy	on	on	glassy	off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			5:39AM1.42m				5:58PM1.49m				6:29AM1.50m				6:48PM1.54m					7:18AM1.59m				7:38PM1.59m
Low Tide	11:27PM0.24m				11:48AM0.26m				00:16AM0.17m				12:40PM0.21m					1:05AM0.11m				1:32PM0.15m


	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	11	11	20	19	18	17	14	13	13	12	20	22	23	19	14	16	15	16	19	19	20	18	17
Feels °C	10	9	8	18	16	16	16	12	11	12	10	17	20	20	16	12	12	12	12	15	16	18	16	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	S 16	S 16	NNE 4	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 11	N 8
kJ	248	218	171	164	114	56	74	63	61	61	43	42	41	27	84	78	4	35	31	29	25	24	22	44
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 3	NNE 3	E 13	E 12	SSE 9	S 10	SSW 10	S 15	S 16	S 15	S 15	N 3	S 19	S 18	S 9	S 8	S 15	S 8	S 9	S 9	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	S 11
kJ	2	1	12	27	48	50	33	70	76	41	40	1	64	56	25	12	68	13	6	6	5	5	4	9
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	E 13	NNE 5	NNE 5	E 12	SSE 13	S 14	E 12	E 12	E 12	N 4	S 15	SSE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SSE 12	S 9	N 7	SE 11	SE 11	E 11	E 12	NE 9	SE 10
kJ	14	13	3	3	11	33	33	11	11	11	1	19	16	6	6	14	13	4	5	5	3	3	3	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 5	N 5	—	—	—	ENE 2	ENE 4	—	—	—	—	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 6	NNE 4	N 7	N 7	N 4	N 8	N 7	N 6
kJ	16	21	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	10	3	5	9	6	78	3	24	35	18	72	54	94
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	53	53	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	24	24	273	402	221	16
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Waiapu River	Waiapu River	Waiapu River	Waiapu River	Waiapu River	Waiapu River	Waiapu River	Waiapu River	Loisell's	Three Points	Kaiaua Bay	Kaiaua Bay	Kaiaua Bay	Kaiaua Bay	Loisell's	Loisell's				Loisell's
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1				1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Shingles West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Pines Gisborne and Mahia	Kaka Point Catlins	Inner Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay Canterbury	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	4	4	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5

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