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Anaura Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand
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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
17.3° 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 8AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Anaura Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | |
774 | 445 | 367 | 313 | 417 | 1327 | 1072 | 1014 | 929 | 581 | 555 | 444 | 846 | 344 | 330 | 586 | 573 | 492 | 486 | 485 | 561 | 197 | 222 | 197 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-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-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:54AM1.51m | 4:29PM1.53m | 4:49AM1.57m | 5:24PM1.62m | 5:45AM1.62m | 6:18PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:13AM0.14m | 10:40PM0.19m | 11:07AM0.07m | 11:37PM0.13m | 12:02PM0.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:01 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | ENE 11 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
484 | 52 | 55 | 220 | 417 | 1327 | 1072 | 1014 | 929 | 581 | 555 | 444 | 88 | 344 | 330 | 60 | 53 | 52 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 108 | 79 | 76 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 20 | S 19 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SSE 16 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 23 | S 21 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
44 | 8 | 62 | 55 | 56 | 78 | 88 | 91 | 93 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 85 | 88 | 85 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 50 | 49 | 49 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 20 | SSE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 22 | S 22 | S 22 | N 11 | S 20 | S 24 | S 23 | — | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
— | 8 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | 176 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 11 | — | 52 | 84 | 89 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 12 | S 6 | S 6 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
774 | 445 | 367 | 313 | 264 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 62 | 62 | 846 | 101 | 92 | 586 | 573 | 492 | 486 | 485 | 561 | 197 | 222 | 197 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 76 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 76 | 76 | 11 |
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