Anaura Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.23° S 178.31° E

Anaura Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Anaura Bay sea temperature is
14.4°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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Anaura Bay at 7PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (28 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (28 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
1
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.4
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.2
S
13
1
S
17
1.7
S
17
1.8
S
17
1.9
S
16
1.9
S
16
1.9
S
15
1.9
S
15
1.8
S
15
1.8
S
15
1.7
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
434
443
379
314
277
387
420
510
623
401
466
552
1663
1820
1817
1727
1640
1576
1511
1511
1212
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
ENE
5
NNW
10
W
15
W
20
W
25
W
20
W
15
SW
15
SE
5
E
5
NNE
10
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
7:47AM1.51m
8:07PM1.56m
8:34AM1.56m
8:53PM1.58m
9:21AM1.61m
9:41PM1.60m
Low Tide
2:00PM0.18m
2:25AM0.12m
2:48PM0.15m
3:12AM0.09m
3:37PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:45
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Temp °C
12
14
16
15
12
11
11
11
14
15
14
12
9
9
9
9
14
15
15
14
11
Feels °C
9
11
13
12
7
6
5
6
10
11
12
10
6
7
7
7
12
12
11
10
8
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