
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Anaura Bay today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Anaura Bay at 1PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Anaura Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
287 | 192 | 188 | 188 | 150 | 141 | 83 | 104 | 380 | 424 | 379 | 361 | 303 | 205 | 205 | 355 | 236 | 232 | 195 | 255 | 311 | 256 | 176 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:21AM1.50m | 10:40PM1.44m | 11:06AM1.45m | 11:25PM1.38m | 11:53AM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:11AM0.20m | 4:36PM0.26m | 4:55AM0.25m | 5:22PM0.31m | 5:40AM0.30m | 6:08PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 8 | S 8 |
287 | 192 | 188 | 188 | 150 | 141 | 83 | 85 | 380 | 424 | 379 | 361 | 303 | 384 | 374 | 355 | 147 | 136 | 125 | 182 | 179 | 256 | 163 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | S 15 | S 17 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SE 11 | NE 8 |
21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 63 | 104 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 205 | 205 | 255 | 236 | 232 | 195 | 113 | 86 | 176 | 98 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | SW 18 | S 8 | SE 14 | SE 13 | S 16 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NNE 8 | SE 11 |
3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 46 | 46 | 21 | 99 | 92 | 70 | 30 | 32 | 82 | 176 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 2 | WSW 3 | N 6 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | — | — | SW 7 | SW 3 | SSW 5 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — |
— | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 28 | 32 | 115 | 216 | 581 | 686 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 117 | 255 | 311 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 49 | 55 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
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