Anaura Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.23° S 178.31° E

Anaura Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Anaura Bay sea temperature is
14.2°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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Anaura Bay at 6PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)17s
Evening (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun morning).

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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)
2
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
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4
3
2
2
3
3
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)
0.9
SE
12
0.6
S
19
0.7
S
17
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.6
ESE
11
2.2
SSW
7
2.5
S
9
3
S
10
3.5
S
11
4
S
11
4.5
SSW
12
3
S
12
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
12
2
S
11
1.8
S
10
1.6
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
224
249
288
317
279
202
140
130
84
420
985
1773
2447
4216
5971
2909
2392
1556
988
693
510
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
E
10
ENE
5
SW
10
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
25
W
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
W
5
NNE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
WNW
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
off
High Tide
11:53AM1.41m
00:12AM1.33m
12:41PM1.37m
1:01AM1.29m
1:31PM1.35m
Low Tide
6:08PM0.36m
6:26AM0.34m
6:56PM0.39m
7:13AM0.37m
7:46PM0.41m
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:00
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
14
17
18
17
15
15
14
14
15
12
13
11
8
7
7
6
12
14
16
13
11
Feels °C
13
15
16
16
12
11
10
10
9
5
6
5
3
3
3
2
9
10
13
11
9
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