Anaura Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.23° S 178.31° E

Anaura Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Anaura Bay sea temperature is
14.6° C
0.2° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Anaura Bay at 4AM is: 2.0m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)6ft (1.8m)16s
Afternoon (21 Jul)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (21 Jul)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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)
5
5
5
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
19
2.1
S
19
2.1
S
18
1.9
S
17
1.8
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.6
S
15
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3217
3117
2827
2068
1652
1384
1117
1028
843
704
591
564
437
350
280
271
253
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
E
5
E
0
WSW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:00PM1.59m
11:31AM1.48m
11:50PM1.51m
12:22PM1.44m
Low Tide
5:21AM0.12m
5:40PM0.21m
6:09AM0.18m
6:31PM0.28m
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
8
7
9
12
12
10
8
8
7
6
9
12
12
9
8
Feels °C
6
6
4
3
6
9
9
9
6
5
4
3
7
10
10
8
6
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