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Anaura Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Anaura Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Anaura Bay sea temperature is
17.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Anaura Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Anaura Bay at 2PM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Anaura Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | NE 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 14 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | |
110 | 153 | 96 | 128 | 209 | 170 | 157 | 103 | 99 | 62 | 69 | 72 | 73 | 46 | 75 | 77 | 93 | 109 | 189 | 179 | 200 | 219 | 52 | 68 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 9:09AM1.39m | 9:34PM1.47m | 9:51AM1.36m | 10:16PM1.44m | 10:33AM1.33m | 10:58PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:10AM0.29m | 3:22PM0.27m | 3:53AM0.32m | 4:04PM0.30m | 4:36AM0.34m | 4:46PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | 5:09 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 13 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | E 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 12 | S 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
 kJ | 19 | 25 | 22 | 85 | 209 | 170 | 157 | 39 | 54 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 75 | 84 | 109 | 147 | 12 | 9 | 37 | 52 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 17 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 14 | S 11 | S 14 | NE 15 |
| kJ | 47 | 47 | 48 | 101 | 72 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 99 | 61 | 61 | 58 | 31 | 31 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | — | 4 | 10 | 4 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 10 | N 12 | — | S 9 | S 14 | E 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | E 10 | ENE 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | — | — | E 11 | E 10 | S 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 110 | 153 | 96 | 2 | 3 | — | 6 | 103 | 42 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | — | — | 3 | 7 | 2 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 9 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | N 4 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 31 | 29 | 32 | 128 | 36 | 53 | 50 | 57 | 75 | 62 | 69 | 72 | 73 | 46 | 75 | 77 | 93 | 20 | 189 | 179 | 200 | 219 | 253 | 229 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 55 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 49 | 58 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 58 |
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