Anaura Bay surf break

Anaura Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 08 May 2026 NZST
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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 7PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (08 May)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (08 May)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.6
NE
6
0.4
NE
10
0.2
S
11
0.6
NE
11
0.8
NE
14
1.1
NE
13
1.9
NE
13
2.5
NE
13
2.5
NE
13
2.5
NE
13
2.4
NE
13
2.4
NE
13
2.2
NE
12
2.1
NE
12
2
ENE
12
1.8
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.8
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
127
194
177
37
9
72
234
398
1147
2121
2221
2076
1942
1789
1486
1243
1138
920
749
698
581
508
412
1281
Wind (km/h)
10
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
15
W
10
W
15
WNW
10
NNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
S
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
10:33AM1.33m
10:58PM1.41m
11:17AM1.29m
11:41PM1.39m
12:02PM1.28m
00:27AM1.39m
Low Tide
4:46PM0.32m
5:20AM0.36m
5:29PM0.34m
6:05AM0.36m
6:14PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
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6:54
6:54
6:56
6:56
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5:10
5:09
5:08
5:07
1
2
2
Temp °C
15
21
20
17
17
18
17
17
17
20
20
16
15
15
15
13
15
18
18
15
15
13
12
12
13
17
16
14
14
15
14
15
17
18
18
15
13
12
12
10
12
15
15
13
12
10
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.4
NE
10
0.2
S
11
0.6
NE
11
0.8
NE
14
1.1
NE
13
1.9
NE
13
2.5
NE
13
2.5
NE
13
2.5
NE
13
2.4
NE
13
2.4
NE
13
2.2
NE
12
2.1
NE
12
2
ENE
12
1.8
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
Energy kJ
13
12
10
37
9
72
234
398
1147
2121
2221
2076
1942
1789
1486
1243
1138
920
749
698
581
508
412
334
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.4
NNW
6
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
19
0.5
S
16
0.9
S
16
1
S
14
1.3
ENE
11
Energy kJ
7
31
17
7
2
4
4
4
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
14
13
30
28
64
129
386
412
412
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
13
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
S
10
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
13
0.1
N
14
0.3
WNW
7
0.2
SSW
7
0.2
SSW
7
0.1
S
12
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
Energy kJ
34
3
9
8
2
2
2
35
26
32
4
9
5
5
3
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.6
NE
6
1.7
NNE
6
1.9
NNE
6
1.9
NNE
6
2.1
NNE
6
2.2
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
2
N
7
1.4
N
7
1
N
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
6
0.6
W
3
0.5
SW
4
0.2
NNW
7
0.5
N
4
0.4
SW
3
0.7
SSW
3
1.8
S
14
Energy kJ
127
194
177
202
268
297
355
423
261
364
189
94
62
52
7
7
4
6
2
10
1281
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
Distance (km)
0
58
55
58
58
55
58
58
8
0
0
0
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
76
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
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