Anaura Bay surf break

Anaura Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 NZST
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Anaura Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Anaura Bay sea temperature is
17.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Anaura Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Anaura Bay at 6AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (07 May)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (07 May)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
1
NE
6
0.4
S
14
1.2
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
5
0.8
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
1.3
NNE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.4
NE
7
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
11
1.1
NE
14
1.5
NE
14
2.3
NE
13
2.5
NE
13
2.4
NE
13
2.3
NE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
157
103
99
96
64
58
64
54
63
75
73
116
188
181
178
215
237
80
520
790
1847
1982
1853
1682
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
20
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
20
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:34PM1.47m
9:51AM1.36m
10:16PM1.44m
10:33AM1.33m
10:58PM1.41m
11:17AM1.29m
Low Tide
3:53AM0.32m
4:04PM0.30m
4:36AM0.34m
4:46PM0.32m
5:20AM0.36m
5:29PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
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6:52
6:54
6:54
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5:12
5:10
5:09
2
2
Temp °C
15
14
14
13
15
19
19
15
13
12
12
12
16
20
20
16
16
17
18
17
17
20
20
16
13
12
13
12
13
16
16
13
11
10
10
10
14
16
16
13
13
14
15
15
17
19
19
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
15
0.5
E
10
0.9
NE
6
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.8
NE
7
0.3
E
9
0.8
NE
7
0.9
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
13
0.4
NE
10
0.2
E
11
0.6
NE
11
1.1
NE
14
1.5
NE
14
2.3
NE
13
2.5
NE
13
2.4
NE
13
2.3
NE
12
Energy kJ
157
48
52
46
44
43
25
16
63
15
73
64
120
12
12
37
9
72
520
790
1847
1982
1853
1682
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
NE
9
0.2
S
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.1
S
11
0.2
E
10
0.1
NE
16
0.4
NE
15
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
Energy kJ
48
103
99
96
61
58
31
31
13
8
15
26
13
32
2
7
10
80
4
16
20
19
15
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.5
E
9
0.1
S
9
0.3
NE
8
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
19
0.1
E
17
Energy kJ
6
6
42
2
10
8
15
15
14
14
17
7
8
2
2
4
2
7
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
5
0.9
NE
6
1.3
NNE
5
0.9
NE
6
1
NE
6
1
NE
5
1.2
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
5
0.5
N
4
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.4
NE
7
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
2
NNE
6
2
NNE
6
2.2
NNE
7
0.9
N
6
Energy kJ
55
52
86
54
64
55
64
54
7
75
50
116
188
181
178
215
237
303
322
437
52
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
24
49
53
50
0
0
0
0
40
50
52
58
58
55
58
40
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
1
2
2
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
9
6
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
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