Anaura Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.23° S 178.31° E

Anaura Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Anaura Bay sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.4° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Anaura Bay at 12AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (16 Oct)13ft (4.0m)11s
Evening (16 Oct)15ft (4.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
N
5
1.6
N
6
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.5
S
6
0.2
ENE
9
2
SSW
7
4
S
11
4.5
S
11
4.5
S
11
4.5
S
11
4.5
S
11
5
SSE
12
5
SSE
12
4.5
SSE
12
4
SSE
11
4
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
106
175
3
8
8
19
8
381
3406
4939
4510
4531
5230
6459
6645
5378
4261
3345
2664
Wind (km/h)
25
N
20
NNW
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:22PM1.45m
10:47AM1.50m
11:06PM1.40m
11:31AM1.46m
Low Tide
4:36AM0.23m
5:05PM0.28m
5:19AM0.27m
5:50PM0.32m
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
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6:20
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6:18
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7:22
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7:23
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7:24
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 mm
1
4
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1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Temp °C
18
16
13
12
12
11
10
8
9
9
9
9
8
9
10
11
12
11
11
Feels °C
14
14
8
7
8
8
4
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
2
4
5
5
5
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