Anaura Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.23° S 178.31° E

Anaura Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Anaura Bay sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.1° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Anaura Bay at 9AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (15 Aug)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (15 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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)
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ENE
9
3
ENE
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.1
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
9
1.4
E
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
3
SSE
8
3.5
S
8
3.5
S
10
4.5
S
10
4.5
S
10
4.5
S
11
4.5
SSE
11
4
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1230
1181
987
973
660
554
463
355
284
281
173
266
311
227
291
943
1748
2481
3769
4159
4770
4252
3319
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
E
10
E
5
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
20
SW
30
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:36AM1.60m
8:02PM1.70m
8:29AM1.59m
8:52PM1.66m
9:20AM1.57m
Low Tide
1:31AM0.04m
1:49PM0.04m
2:23AM0.04m
2:41PM0.07m
3:13AM0.06m
3:32PM0.11m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
3
4
5
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
11
11
10
9
7
8
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
Feels °C
10
10
12
12
13
12
11
11
11
6
6
4
2
0
3
5
3
3
3
2
1
2
1
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