Anaura Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.23° S 178.31° E

Anaura Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Anaura Bay sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.3° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Anaura Bay at 1PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Afternoon (26 Aug)2ft (0.6m)17s
Evening (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
3
1
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.5
S
18
0.6
S
18
0.6
S
17
0.6
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
17
0.7
S
18
0.9
S
18
1.2
S
18
1.3
S
17
1.5
S
17
1.5
S
17
1.5
S
16
1.6
SSE
15
1.6
SSE
14
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
109
80
155
219
209
185
113
153
206
294
498
881
1009
1313
1252
1160
1077
900
694
564
461
371
299
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
5
W
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
SSW
20
SSE
10
SE
10
E
10
NE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:10AM1.30m
4:41PM1.39m
4:59AM1.32m
5:27PM1.43m
5:46AM1.35m
6:12PM1.47m
Low Tide
10:21AM0.34m
10:55PM0.37m
11:09AM0.30m
11:44PM0.32m
11:56AM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:40
 mm
1
Temp °C
8
8
13
17
16
14
14
13
12
12
16
16
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
16
17
13
11
Feels °C
5
5
11
14
13
11
12
11
9
10
14
13
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
13
13
10
8
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