
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Anaura Bay today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 23s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Anaura Bay at 11AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 23s |
Table - waves today at Anaura Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 24 | S 23 | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 20 | S 19 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1208 | 1175 | 1042 | 1014 | 870 | 885 | 1708 | 2329 | 2180 | 1956 | 1634 | 1238 | 1183 | 958 | 732 | 600 | 714 | 935 | 640 | 618 | 801 | 3012 | 3250 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:51AM1.61m | 9:18PM1.72m | 9:45AM1.57m | 10:09PM1.66m | 10:39AM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:47AM0.02m | 3:04PM0.02m | 3:40AM0.03m | 3:57PM0.07m | 4:32AM0.07m | 4:49PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 19 | S 20 | S 19 |
1208 | 1175 | 1042 | 1014 | 870 | 845 | 820 | 2329 | 2180 | 1956 | 1634 | 1238 | 1183 | 958 | 732 | 600 | 714 | 935 | 640 | 618 | 587 | 3012 | 3250 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 23 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 |
271 | 207 | 194 | 146 | 140 | 111 | 1708 | 669 | 659 | 572 | 572 | 520 | 437 | 353 | 309 | 304 | 299 | 251 | 247 | 218 | 174 | 169 | 163 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | — | S 19 | S 25 | S 24 | S 8 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 22 | SSE 21 | — | — | — | S 20 | ESE 12 | — | — |
68 | 100 | — | 30 | 114 | 885 | 84 | 143 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 144 | — | — | — | 194 | 215 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 14 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 29 | 43 | 43 | 801 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
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