Anaura Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.23° S 178.31° E

Anaura Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Anaura Bay sea temperature is
14.0°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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Anaura Bay at 4PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (29 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (29 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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)
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
1.2
NE
9
0.4
SSW
13
1
NE
9
0.5
S
17
0.6
S
17
0.7
S
16
1.3
S
10
1.7
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
220
213
170
167
157
119
119
116
85
149
177
51
33
226
56
152
148
197
264
354
932
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
0
NNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
15
SSE
10
SE
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
NW
15
WNW
25
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
6:32AM1.39m
6:55PM1.50m
7:16AM1.43m
7:37PM1.53m
8:01AM1.47m
8:20PM1.54m
Low Tide
12:43PM0.24m
1:14AM0.23m
1:28PM0.21m
1:58AM0.18m
2:13PM0.19m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:44
 mm
1
5
10
2
Temp °C
15
17
15
14
13
13
13
12
14
17
17
13
14
14
13
13
14
16
18
15
13
Feels °C
13
14
13
12
11
14
12
11
14
14
15
11
11
9
8
8
9
11
14
11
7
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