
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Anaura Bay today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Anaura Bay at 3PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Anaura Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
144 | 188 | 690 | 616 | 517 | 471 | 307 | 237 | 155 | 152 | 122 | 210 | 577 | 382 | 408 | 428 | 135 | 373 | 392 | 262 | 631 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:20PM1.67m | 5:45AM1.57m | 6:16PM1.70m | 6:42AM1.59m | 7:10PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:00AM0.07m | 11:39PM0.11m | 11:58AM0.05m | 00:36AM0.07m | 12:55PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||
6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 8 |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
144 | 188 | 690 | 616 | 517 | 471 | 307 | 237 | 155 | 152 | 107 | 82 | 54 | 51 | 50 | 287 | 135 | 153 | 54 | 262 | 229 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 12 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | E 6 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 |
95 | 95 | 37 | 36 | 24 | 56 | 52 | 31 | 49 | 47 | 26 | 41 | 27 | 16 | 17 | 64 | 62 | 91 | 14 | 72 | 56 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | N 8 | S 16 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | S 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 15 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 14 | SSE 9 | ESE 8 |
39 | 34 | 5 | 38 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 49 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 39 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 7 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | NE 8 |
7 | — | — | — | 35 | 55 | 67 | 72 | 107 | 47 | 122 | 210 | 577 | 382 | 408 | 428 | 243 | 373 | 392 | — | 631 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 76 | 101 | 55 | 49 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 57 | 52 | 57 | 76 | 57 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 57 | 55 | 24 |
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