
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Anaura Bay today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Anaura Bay at 4AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Anaura Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 24 | S 23 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
1121 | 1194 | 1358 | 1474 | 1547 | 1507 | 1450 | 1374 | 1356 | 1356 | 1191 | 1175 | 1042 | 1014 | 971 | 885 | 1708 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | glassy | off |
High Tide | 7:31PM1.77m | 7:55AM1.62m | 8:25PM1.76m | 8:51AM1.61m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:52AM0.03m | 2:10PM-0.01m | 2:47AM0.02m | 3:04PM0.02m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 |
1121 | 1194 | 1358 | 1474 | 1547 | 1507 | 1450 | 1374 | 1356 | 1356 | 1191 | 1175 | 1042 | 1014 | 971 | 845 | 820 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 23 |
6 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 66 | 288 | 408 | 352 | 228 | 166 | 152 | 145 | 242 | 184 | 1708 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | — | S 20 | S 25 | S 24 | S 9 |
29 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 19 | 7 | 60 | 92 | 77 | 68 | 61 | — | 30 | 114 | 885 | 109 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | 7 | 23 | 35 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
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