Anaura Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.23° S 178.31° E

Anaura Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Anaura Bay sea temperature is
14.4° 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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Anaura Bay at 4PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
9
0.4
SE
11
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
S
10
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
9
0.7
ENE
10
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
12
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.6
ESE
16
1.7
SSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
37
71
64
40
39
37
22
18
34
54
108
143
141
195
213
246
242
192
181
261
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
NNE
15
NE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
N
10
NW
10
WNW
20
NW
25
W
30
W
25
WSW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:12PM1.40m
1:29AM1.38m
2:02PM1.38m
2:18AM1.34m
2:51PM1.37m
Low Tide
6:57AM0.24m
7:20PM0.34m
7:43AM0.29m
8:09PM0.38m
8:30AM0.32m
8:59PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:15
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:10
5:12
 mm
1
5
1
1
Temp °C
8
13
14
10
8
7
7
8
11
15
16
11
12
12
12
13
11
13
12
10
9
Feels °C
6
10
10
8
5
4
4
5
9
12
12
8
9
9
10
11
7
7
5
3
2
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