Anaura Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.23° S 178.31° E

Anaura Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Anaura Bay sea temperature is
15.3° 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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Anaura Bay at 1AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (09 Jul)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu night).

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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)
3
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
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2
3
3
3
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
E
10
2
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.5
S
10
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
11
4.5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
3
SE
10
3
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.4
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
650
586
473
459
450
463
459
816
1146
1230
1476
3307
4140
4767
4162
3184
2861
2721
1661
1541
1394
1365
1195
1275
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
S
20
S
20
S
30
SSW
25
SSE
25
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:12AM1.47m
12:45PM1.43m
1:04AM1.49m
1:41PM1.48m
2:01AM1.50m
Low Tide
6:04PM0.28m
6:35AM0.21m
6:56PM0.27m
7:26AM0.18m
7:52PM0.25m
8:21AM0.14m
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7:22
7:22
7:22
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5:00
5:00
5:00
5:01
 mm
1
2
2
2
3
3
7
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
11
12
11
12
12
12
14
13
12
11
13
12
12
11
12
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
11
Feels °C
11
8
8
7
10
10
10
12
10
8
5
8
7
6
4
5
3
3
3
3
4
5
5
7
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