Anaura Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.23° S 178.31° E

Anaura Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Anaura Bay sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.5° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Anaura Bay at 9AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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)
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
13
0.6
S
9
0.4
SSE
13
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
0.4
S
10
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
9
0.8
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
591
564
446
350
289
279
260
256
272
63
58
37
71
64
40
39
37
22
31
38
52
57
184
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
N
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
NNE
15
NE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
Wind State
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
12:22PM1.44m
00:39AM1.44m
1:12PM1.40m
1:29AM1.38m
2:02PM1.38m
Low Tide
6:09AM0.18m
6:31PM0.28m
6:57AM0.24m
7:20PM0.34m
7:43AM0.29m
8:09PM0.38m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:10
5:10
 mm
Temp °C
6
6
8
12
12
9
8
7
6
6
9
13
14
10
8
8
8
8
11
15
16
11
11
Feels °C
3
3
6
10
10
8
6
5
3
3
6
10
11
8
5
5
5
6
9
12
13
8
8
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