Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Anaura Bay today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Anaura Bay at 5PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Anaura Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
173 | 268 | 311 | 311 | 814 | 1667 | 2252 | 2954 | 3106 | 2992 | 2700 | 2457 | 2154 | 1764 | 1509 | 1406 | 1210 | 1495 | 2528 | 3617 | 5576 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:29AM1.59m | 8:52PM1.66m | 9:20AM1.57m | 9:41PM1.61m | 10:09AM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:41PM0.07m | 3:13AM0.06m | 3:32PM0.11m | 4:01AM0.10m | 4:21PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 17 | SE 16 |
160 | 268 | 311 | 311 | 227 | 273 | 424 | 235 | 208 | 202 | 128 | 128 | 121 | 98 | 65 | 45 | 1210 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | S 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | SSW 17 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 18 | E 18 | — | — |
173 | 82 | 84 | 113 | 65 | 58 | 22 | 22 | 355 | — | — | — | 43 | 40 | 121 | 65 | 30 | 6 | 6 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 20 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — |
105 | 96 | 135 | 147 | 30 | 22 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 42 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 |
134 | 117 | 126 | 305 | 814 | 1667 | 2252 | 2954 | 3106 | 2992 | 2700 | 2457 | 2154 | 1764 | 1509 | 1406 | 987 | 1495 | 2528 | 3617 | 5576 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 358 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 67 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 67 | 70 | 72 | 392 | 70 |
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