Anaura Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.23° S 178.31° E

Anaura Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Anaura Bay sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.3° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Anaura Bay at 1AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (24 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (24 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
8
2.1
S
8
2.3
S
8
2
S
8
2
S
8
2.1
S
10
2.2
S
8
2.2
S
8
2
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
0.8
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
410
501
642
509
539
799
638
639
546
454
368
380
405
363
355
308
289
243
202
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
S
10
SSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
0
S
10
ESE
5
E
5
NNE
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
3:13PM1.36m
3:35AM1.29m
4:02PM1.39m
4:25AM1.32m
4:49PM1.43m
Low Tide
9:29PM0.38m
9:43AM0.35m
10:19PM0.34m
10:33AM0.31m
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
6:05
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
8
9
7
5
5
8
11
11
10
7
7
6
6
11
13
11
10
8
Feels °C
4
3
3
2
0
-1
2
4
4
6
3
3
2
3
9
9
8
8
5
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