Anaura Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.23° S 178.31° E

Anaura Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Anaura Bay sea temperature is
15.1° C
0.3° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 23s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Anaura Bay at 11AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (18 Jul)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (18 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)23s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
5
5
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
15
1.7
ESE
14
1.6
ESE
14
1.6
ESE
14
1.5
ESE
14
0.9
S
24
1.3
S
23
1.6
S
22
1.6
S
21
1.6
S
20
1.5
S
19
1.4
S
18
1.4
S
18
1.3
S
17
1.2
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.2
S
15
1.2
S
15
1.4
S
14
2
S
20
2.1
S
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1208
1175
1042
1014
870
885
1708
2329
2180
1956
1634
1238
1183
958
732
600
714
935
640
618
801
3012
3250
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
10
S
15
S
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:51AM1.61m
9:18PM1.72m
9:45AM1.57m
10:09PM1.66m
10:39AM1.53m
Low Tide
2:47AM0.02m
3:04PM0.02m
3:40AM0.03m
3:57PM0.07m
4:32AM0.07m
4:49PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
9
14
14
10
8
8
7
7
9
14
14
10
10
11
10
10
10
12
11
10
9
Feels °C
6
6
7
12
12
8
6
6
4
5
7
11
10
6
7
8
7
7
7
9
7
7
6
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