Anaura Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.23° S 178.31° E

Anaura Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Anaura Bay sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.5° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Anaura Bay at 7PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (04 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
9
0.2
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
146
110
102
69
47
30
28
16
14
39
55
55
39
42
52
103
88
57
30
26
21
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
N
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
W
10
WSW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
W
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:10AM1.55m
11:32PM1.52m
12:05PM1.55m
00:28AM1.50m
1:03PM1.55m
Low Tide
5:27PM0.20m
5:51AM0.15m
6:23PM0.21m
6:46AM0.16m
7:21PM0.22m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
5:49
 mm
Temp °C
16
18
18
16
16
13
9
8
13
15
15
12
11
10
8
8
14
18
17
14
13
Feels °C
13
14
15
14
14
9
6
5
10
11
11
9
8
8
4
5
12
15
15
11
11
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