Anaura Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.23° S 178.31° E

Anaura Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Anaura Bay sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.4° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Anaura Bay at 3AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (09 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
S
8
2.1
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
800
575
372
334
292
248
215
186
147
129
107
89
79
69
57
55
35
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:32AM1.49m
4:05PM1.60m
4:32AM1.51m
5:03PM1.62m
Low Tide
9:23PM0.19m
9:45AM0.14m
10:24PM0.16m
10:45AM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
8
7
7
8
11
13
12
11
9
9
9
8
14
17
16
13
12
Feels °C
4
3
4
5
9
11
10
8
7
6
6
5
11
14
14
10
10
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