
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Anaura Bay today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Anaura Bay at 2AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Anaura Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2578 | 2522 | 2473 | 2078 | 1685 | 1523 | 895 | 845 | 723 | 480 | 320 | 757 | 660 | 543 | 551 | 820 | 725 | 725 | 725 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:50PM1.36m | 12:16PM1.41m | 00:36AM1.31m | 1:02PM1.38m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:03AM0.32m | 6:35PM0.36m | 6:49AM0.35m | 7:22PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SSE 16 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 52 | 275 | 119 | 141 | 225 | 320 | 757 | 660 | 543 | 551 | 820 | 725 | 725 | 725 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 18 | N 18 | N 17 | N 16 | N 16 | NE 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 170 | 218 | 264 | 306 | 194 | 153 | 112 | 109 | 65 | 48 | 42 | 21 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 17 | N 16 | N 16 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | S 13 | NE 10 | SSE 18 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
— | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 72 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 284 | 4 | 103 | 239 | 254 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 |
2578 | 2522 | 2473 | 2078 | 1685 | 1523 | 895 | 845 | 723 | 480 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 76 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 11 | 11 | 67 | 100 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 53 | 24 | 0 |
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