Anaura Bay surf break

Anaura Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 07 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 4AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (08 May)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (08 May)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.9
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.4
NE
7
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.7
NNE
6
0.8
NE
14
1.1
NE
13
2.5
NE
13
2.5
NE
13
2.5
NE
13
2.5
NE
13
2.4
NE
13
2.4
NE
13
2.3
NE
12
2.2
NE
12
2.1
ENE
12
2
ENE
12
1.8
ENE
12
1.8
ENE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
15
15
104
157
187
190
171
182
204
234
398
2071
2088
2187
2076
1942
1789
1598
1344
1256
1062
905
874
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:16PM1.44m
10:33AM1.33m
10:58PM1.41m
11:17AM1.29m
11:41PM1.39m
12:02PM1.28m
Low Tide
4:36AM0.34m
4:46PM0.32m
5:20AM0.36m
5:29PM0.34m
6:05AM0.36m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:54
6:54
6:56
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5:10
5:09
5:08
1
2
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
11
15
21
20
17
16
17
17
17
17
21
21
16
15
14
14
13
15
17
17
16
10
9
9
9
13
17
16
14
13
14
14
15
16
20
19
14
14
13
13
11
11
13
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.9
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.4
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.8
NE
14
1.1
NE
13
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
2.5
NE
13
2.5
NE
13
2.4
NE
13
2.4
NE
13
2.3
NE
12
2.2
NE
12
2.1
ENE
12
2
ENE
12
1.8
ENE
12
1.8
ENE
12
Energy kJ
13
15
15
104
157
12
9
37
67
100
234
398
16
16
2187
2076
1942
1789
1598
1344
1256
1062
905
874
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
S
13
0.3
E
10
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
14
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
Energy kJ
15
8
14
17
13
4
16
9
8
4
4
16
20
15
14
14
13
13
14
14
13
28
26
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
S
13
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.1
S
11
0.2
E
9
0.1
S
14
0.1
E
10
0.1
S
10
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.1
N
14
0.4
SSW
12
0.1
N
9
Energy kJ
14
14
8
14
7
7
2
7
4
2
2
31
26
25
4
57
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.7
NNE
6
1.9
NNE
7
2.1
NNE
7
2.5
NE
13
2.5
NE
13
0.5
N
6
1.2
N
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.6
W
3
0.3
NNW
7
Energy kJ
78
81
90
189
187
190
171
182
204
304
418
2071
2088
21
138
47
8
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
8
47
16
0
8
58
55
55
58
58
58
58
55
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
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