Anaura Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.23° S 178.31° E

Anaura Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Anaura Bay sea temperature is
14.3° 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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Anaura Bay at 5AM is: 5.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)16ft (5.0m)11s
Afternoon (19 Aug)13ft (4.0m)11s
Evening (19 Aug)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Fri morning).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
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4
3
3
5
4
3
3
1
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
S
11
5
S
11
5
S
12
5
S
11
5
S
11
4.5
S
11
4
SSE
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2
S
11
2.5
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.2
SSE
9
1.9
S
9
1.8
S
8
1.7
S
8
2.1
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4939
5771
6607
6171
5756
4922
3955
2239
1732
901
2740
2285
749
529
438
400
630
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
10
SSW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:28PM1.54m
10:57AM1.49m
11:15PM1.47m
11:45AM1.45m
Low Tide
4:47AM0.15m
5:09PM0.23m
5:32AM0.21m
5:56PM0.30m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
 mm
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
7
7
7
7
9
10
10
8
8
8
8
9
10
13
13
10
9
Feels °C
-1
-1
-1
-1
1
2
3
2
3
4
4
4
5
8
8
7
6
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