Anaura Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.23° S 178.31° E

Anaura Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Anaura Bay sea temperature is
14.2° 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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Anaura Bay at 2PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (18 Aug)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (18 Aug)15ft (4.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
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4
4
3
5
3
3
3
1
3
4
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)
3
S
9
2.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
4
S
10
4.5
S
11
5
S
11
5
S
12
5
S
11
5
S
11
4.5
S
11
4
S
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2
S
11
2.5
SSW
14
1.9
S
14
2.3
SSE
9
2
S
8
2.1
S
9
2
S
9
2.2
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1372
1175
2528
2990
4939
6014
6337
6299
5756
4951
3917
2282
1732
918
2740
1403
772
555
654
582
691
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:09AM1.53m
10:28PM1.54m
10:57AM1.49m
11:15PM1.47m
11:45AM1.45m
Low Tide
4:21PM0.17m
4:47AM0.15m
5:09PM0.23m
5:32AM0.21m
5:56PM0.30m
part cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:47
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:34
 mm
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
9
10
11
8
7
6
7
7
8
10
10
9
8
8
9
9
11
13
14
10
9
Feels °C
3
3
3
0
-1
-2
-1
-1
0
2
3
3
3
4
5
4
6
8
9
7
7
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