Anaura Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.23° S 178.31° E

Anaura Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Anaura Bay sea temperature is
13.9°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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Anaura Bay at 2PM is: 1.3m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)3ft (0.9m)18s
Afternoon (27 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)17s
Evening (27 Aug)5ft (1.5m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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)
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
17
0.7
S
18
0.9
S
18
1.2
S
18
1.3
S
17
1.5
S
17
1.5
S
17
1.6
S
16
1.6
SSE
16
1.6
SSE
14
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
206
294
498
881
1009
1328
1326
1415
1135
939
704
582
475
377
365
294
289
232
224
213
167
128
121
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
15
N
10
NNW
Wind State
off
off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:59AM1.32m
5:27PM1.43m
5:46AM1.35m
6:12PM1.47m
6:32AM1.39m
6:55PM1.50m
Low Tide
11:09AM0.30m
11:44PM0.32m
11:56AM0.27m
00:30AM0.27m
12:43PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:42
 mm
2
1
3
Temp °C
12
13
15
15
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
16
17
13
11
10
12
13
15
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
10
11
13
12
10
10
9
9
9
8
9
12
13
10
8
7
10
11
12
11
10
12
13
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