Anaura Bay surf break

Anaura Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 23 Apr 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
17.9° 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 10PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)--
Afternoon (23 Apr)7ft (2.2m)9s
Evening (23 Apr)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSE
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
SE
10
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.5
S
13
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
9
1
S
8
1
S
9
0.9
S
9
1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
820
417
416
393
402
332
294
225
164
138
118
118
92
113
112
117
144
146
125
186
234
244
254
218
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
SE
5
E
5
N
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
11:11PM1.68m
11:38AM1.54m
00:09AM1.62m
12:38PM1.48m
1:08AM1.57m
Low Tide
4:56PM0.06m
5:33AM0.11m
5:53PM0.11m
6:31AM0.15m
6:50PM0.17m
7:29AM0.18m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:41
6:41
6:43
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5:29
5:27
5:25
5:24
Temp °C
14
11
12
11
11
12
13
14
14
13
11
10
9
9
12
15
15
12
11
11
10
10
14
18
10
8
10
9
9
9
11
11
12
11
9
8
7
7
11
13
13
11
9
9
8
8
13
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
SE
10
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
9
1
S
8
1
S
9
0.9
S
9
1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
Energy kJ
43
417
416
393
402
332
294
225
164
138
118
118
89
113
112
117
144
146
125
186
234
244
254
218
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
10
1.3
SE
9
1.3
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.3
S
12
0.4
S
13
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
Energy kJ
9
269
270
196
145
135
109
104
102
102
76
78
78
44
44
42
28
56
72
96
134
138
136
119
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.2
S
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
S
12
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
60
61
17
6
14
6
5
2
2
20
42
64
92
87
85
49
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSE
9
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
NNE
9
Energy kJ
820
1
1
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
76
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
40
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
3
6
2
3
3
4
3
2
4
3
3
4
3
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
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