Anaura Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.23° S 178.31° E

Anaura Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Anaura Bay sea temperature is
15.6°C
0.6° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Anaura Bay at 4AM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (17 Oct)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (17 Oct)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri night, calm by Mon morning).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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3
3
3
3
1
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
S
11
4
S
11
4
SSE
11
4
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
9
2.1
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3580
3459
3322
3135
2664
2440
2522
2451
2184
1778
1631
1346
923
723
490
392
861
746
551
551
543
746
757
626
Wind (km/h)
30
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
S
25
S
15
S
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
SE
10
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:06PM1.40m
11:31AM1.46m
11:50PM1.36m
12:16PM1.41m
00:36AM1.31m
1:02PM1.38m
Low Tide
5:19AM0.27m
5:50PM0.32m
6:03AM0.32m
6:35PM0.36m
6:49AM0.35m
7:22PM0.38m
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:25
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1
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Temp °C
9
9
9
12
11
13
12
11
12
11
9
12
14
15
13
10
10
9
9
16
17
15
15
13
Feels °C
1
2
2
4
5
6
5
4
5
5
4
7
8
9
9
7
7
6
6
14
14
12
12
10
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