Anaura Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.23° S 178.31° E

Anaura Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Anaura Bay sea temperature is
13.9°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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Anaura Bay at 12PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (25 Aug)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (25 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.4
S
15
0.5
S
18
0.6
S
18
0.6
S
17
0.6
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
17
0.7
S
17
0.9
S
18
1.1
S
18
1.3
S
17
1.4
S
17
1.4
S
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
451
392
324
251
233
178
169
119
114
80
155
221
209
185
113
153
202
291
498
741
1009
1143
1077
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NW
15
W
15
WNW
10
W
10
SW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
E
10
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
3:20AM1.29m
3:52PM1.37m
4:10AM1.30m
4:41PM1.39m
4:59AM1.32m
5:27PM1.43m
Low Tide
9:31AM0.36m
10:05PM0.40m
10:21AM0.34m
10:55PM0.37m
11:09AM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
Temp °C
8
8
12
16
17
12
12
10
9
8
12
17
17
14
15
15
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
Feels °C
5
5
10
13
14
9
9
8
6
5
10
14
14
11
12
12
11
10
9
10
9
9
9
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