Anaura Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.23° S 178.31° E

Anaura Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Anaura Bay sea temperature is
14.5° 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 (05 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Anaura Bay at 11PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)--
Afternoon (05 Aug)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (05 Aug)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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)
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4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
S
12
4
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3
S
11
2.5
SSE
11
1.8
S
11
2.1
SSW
11
2.2
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
17
1.5
SSE
16
1.6
SSE
14
1.6
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4412
3986
3355
2990
3541
3347
2884
2429
1512
730
936
1012
794
952
712
711
1068
1031
1075
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
High Tide
10:59PM1.51m
11:30AM1.47m
11:49PM1.50m
12:22PM1.50m
Low Tide
5:22AM0.18m
5:44PM0.24m
6:11AM0.17m
6:37PM0.24m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
7
7
7
6
6
6
9
11
8
7
6
6
6
6
10
10
9
8
Feels °C
1
0
1
2
1
1
0
3
5
3
3
2
2
3
3
7
7
7
5
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