Anaura Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.23° S 178.31° E

Issued: 5 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Anaura Bay sea temperature is

15.2° C

Anaura Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Anaura Bay today (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Anaura Bay at 2AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	15s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	17s
Evening (16 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 15			Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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)	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 13	E 13	ESE 14	ESE 15	ESE 16	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14
Wave Graph
kJ	55	37	38	55	85	163	222	362	563	837	1121	1261	1433	1474	1547	1663	1578	1374	1356	1208	1208	1057	1042	921
Wind (km/h)	E	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WSW	NW	W	W	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	ENE	E	E	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	glassy	on	on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy
High Tide			6:35PM1.75m				6:58AM1.63m				7:31PM1.77m				7:55AM1.62m				8:25PM1.76m				8:51AM1.61m
Low Tide					00:55AM0.05m				1:13PM-0.01m				1:52AM0.03m				2:10PM-0.01m				2:47AM0.02m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—
	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	12	11	11	11	10	14	17	17	13	12	11	9	8	10	13	12	11	10	10	10	9	10	14
Feels °C	13	10	9	9	9	8	12	15	15	10	9	8	7	6	8	11	11	11	9	9	8	7	8	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 13	E 13	ESE 14	ESE 15	ESE 16	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14
kJ	55	37	38	55	85	163	222	362	563	837	1121	1261	1433	1474	1547	1663	1578	1374	1356	1208	1208	1057	1042	921
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 5	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 10	ESE 10	N 5	NE 5	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	S 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	S 6	S 6	S 5	S 5	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 11
kJ	5	18	35	33	32	2	1	4	4	4	6	25	25	34	31	14	8	220	524	457	372	237	237	224
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	S 19	NE 10	S 18	S 18	S 17	—	—	—	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 8	S 18	SSW 17	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	—	S 27
kJ	4	2	2	2	2	7	4	6	6	6	—	—	—	5	5	19	5	58	325	270	246	156	—	14
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 2	N 10	NNW 10	WNW 3	SW 4	SSW 4	S 6	SSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	8	9	3	10	11	66	54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	47	49	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Tokata	Tokata	Tokata	Hicks Bay	Hicks Bay	Hicks Bay	Tolaga Bay	Waiapu River	Loisell's	Waiapu River	Tolaga Bay	Te Araroa	Te Araroa	Te Araroa	Te Araroa	Waiapu River	Te Araroa	Te Araroa	Te Araroa	Te Araroa	Te Araroa	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa
Rating (10 max)	1	5	4	4	1	1	2	2	3	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	4	8	4	5	8	4	4	7
Header Global	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Cannibal Bay New Zealand	Catlins River Mouth New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	9	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	8	5	6	8	5	5	7

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