Anaura Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.23° S 178.31° E

Anaura Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Anaura Bay sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.2° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Anaura Bay at 2PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (28 Aug)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
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)
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
10
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
704
582
475
377
365
294
289
228
220
213
167
167
164
119
119
116
85
82
55
201
180
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
NE
5
WNW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
ESE
10
NW
15
WNW
15
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
6:12PM1.47m
6:32AM1.39m
6:55PM1.50m
7:16AM1.43m
7:37PM1.53m
Low Tide
11:56AM0.27m
00:30AM0.27m
12:43PM0.24m
1:14AM0.23m
1:28PM0.21m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
1
2
11
4
Temp °C
12
14
16
13
11
11
12
12
15
16
14
13
12
13
12
12
13
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
8
10
13
10
8
9
10
10
13
14
12
11
10
13
11
10
12
14
13
12
10
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