Anaura Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.23° S 178.31° E

Anaura Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Anaura Bay sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.3° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Anaura Bay at 9AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (22 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (22 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.7
S
9
0.9
SSW
9
1
S
10
1.5
S
14
1.7
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
555
430
409
339
327
266
257
244
191
188
146
108
73
50
33
33
33
33
79
147
225
915
1033
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
W
25
W
20
W
10
W
5
W
10
ENE
15
NE
15
N
10
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:50AM1.36m
1:21PM1.37m
1:39AM1.32m
2:12PM1.35m
2:30AM1.30m
3:02PM1.35m
Low Tide
7:04AM0.32m
7:32PM0.39m
7:52AM0.35m
8:22PM0.42m
8:41AM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
7
6
10
15
16
11
9
9
8
9
12
14
16
15
13
10
9
8
11
13
13
11
10
Feels °C
4
3
8
13
14
9
6
6
5
6
9
10
12
12
9
4
4
4
9
10
9
7
7
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