Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Anaura Bay today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Anaura Bay at 4PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Anaura Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 10 | SSE 10 | NE 9 | SSW 13 | NE 9 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 10 | S 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
220 | 213 | 170 | 167 | 157 | 119 | 119 | 116 | 85 | 149 | 177 | 51 | 33 | 226 | 56 | 152 | 148 | 197 | 264 | 354 | 932 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:32AM1.39m | 6:55PM1.50m | 7:16AM1.43m | 7:37PM1.53m | 8:01AM1.47m | 8:20PM1.54m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:43PM0.24m | 1:14AM0.23m | 1:28PM0.21m | 1:58AM0.18m | 2:13PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 13 |
220 | 213 | 170 | 167 | 157 | 119 | 75 | 117 | 178 | 149 | 177 | 286 | 258 | 226 | 182 | 152 | 91 | 80 | 202 | 354 | 932 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | N 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | N 9 | N 8 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 17 | NE 9 | S 16 | S 14 | NE 9 |
44 | 27 | 17 | 41 | 38 | 15 | 119 | 116 | 85 | 94 | 69 | 51 | 33 | 31 | 56 | 56 | 148 | 93 | 264 | 302 | 62 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 11 | SSE 10 | S 19 | SSW 12 | S 17 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 11 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 53 | 37 | 35 | 22 | 82 | 55 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 64 | 27 | 197 | 78 | 64 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | SW 2 | S 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | N 3 | NW 3 |
42 | 53 | 66 | 74 | 67 | 39 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 7 | — | — | 2 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 40 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 67 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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