Anaura Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.23° S 178.31° E

Anaura Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Anaura Bay sea temperature is
14.5° 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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Anaura Bay at 3PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (24 Jul)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (24 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.6
E
9
0.7
ENE
10
0.8
E
11
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.7
ESE
16
0.7
SE
16
0.8
ESE
15
0.9
ESE
15
1
ESE
14
1.3
ESE
14
1.3
ESE
13
2.2
S
8
2.4
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
37
54
110
143
177
198
257
250
242
242
233
229
251
291
334
384
597
563
628
809
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
W
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:02PM1.38m
2:18AM1.34m
2:51PM1.37m
3:07AM1.32m
3:40PM1.37m
Low Tide
7:43AM0.29m
8:09PM0.38m
8:30AM0.32m
8:59PM0.40m
9:18AM0.34m
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:12
5:13
 mm
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
15
16
11
11
12
12
11
12
12
13
9
9
9
9
7
9
11
9
8
7
Feels °C
9
12
13
8
8
10
10
10
10
8
9
3
3
4
4
3
5
6
4
3
2
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