Anaura Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.23° S 178.31° E

Anaura Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Anaura Bay sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.1° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Anaura Bay at 6PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (30 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (30 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
3
2
1
2
0
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1
ESE
11
1
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.5
SE
14
0.6
SE
14
1.4
SSW
8
2.2
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
602
495
460
401
387
331
331
263
263
217
217
156
121
128
102
127
268
942
1384
1481
1405
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
20
W
10
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:16AM1.35m
6:45PM1.46m
7:01AM1.36m
7:27PM1.49m
7:45AM1.38m
8:08PM1.50m
Low Tide
12:28PM0.27m
1:02AM0.31m
1:13PM0.25m
1:47AM0.28m
1:57PM0.24m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
5:17
 mm
2
3
Temp °C
10
14
15
10
11
12
12
12
13
16
15
12
11
10
9
7
8
10
8
8
6
Feels °C
7
12
11
7
7
9
9
9
10
12
11
8
6
6
4
3
3
4
2
2
1
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