Anaura Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.23° S 178.31° E

Anaura Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Anaura Bay sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.5° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Anaura Bay at 4AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (20 Oct)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (20 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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)
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
13
1.3
S
16
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
12
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
14
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
12
1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
746
779
905
881
736
365
395
801
368
398
333
322
557
311
316
248
235
188
191
257
495
473
347
242
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
W
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
NE
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
5
N
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
1:23AM1.28m
1:50PM1.35m
2:13AM1.26m
2:39PM1.35m
3:05AM1.26m
3:29PM1.36m
Low Tide
7:35AM0.37m
8:11PM0.39m
8:23AM0.38m
9:00PM0.38m
9:13AM0.38m
9:49PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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6:11
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Temp °C
11
10
10
14
15
15
13
11
10
10
10
15
16
16
14
13
12
12
12
17
19
22
20
15
Feels °C
9
8
8
11
11
12
12
10
8
8
8
14
14
15
13
12
11
11
11
16
17
19
20
13
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