Anaura Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.23° S 178.31° E

Anaura Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Anaura Bay sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.4° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Anaura Bay at 5PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (03 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (03 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
865
737
538
423
330
264
210
155
149
110
76
71
47
30
29
16
15
39
76
76
55
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
0
NE
5
N
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
W
15
W
10
W
5
NW
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
High Tide
10:19AM1.55m
10:39PM1.54m
11:10AM1.55m
11:32PM1.52m
12:05PM1.55m
Low Tide
4:35PM0.19m
4:59AM0.14m
5:27PM0.20m
5:51AM0.15m
6:23PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
5:47
 mm
Temp °C
13
17
18
14
11
13
14
14
16
17
17
16
16
13
11
7
13
15
15
12
11
Feels °C
11
15
16
12
8
10
12
11
13
14
14
13
14
8
7
3
11
11
11
9
9
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