Anaura Bay surf break

Anaura Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 NZST
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Anaura Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Anaura Bay sea temperature is
18.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Anaura Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Anaura Bay at 5AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (18 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
1.3
N
1.5
N
1.7
N
1.7
N
1.7
N
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
E
0.1
S
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
Period(s) (?)11111010995566611101014141010887888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)36323116412287588312417818721011111044221911811699898133
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
25
N
15
NNW
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:12AM
1.60
6:43PM
1.64
7:04AM
1.64
7:35PM
1.70
7:57AM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:04AM
0.15
12:30PM
0.05
12:58AM
0.09
1:22PM
0.01
1:52AM
0.06
2:14PM
-0.01
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise----6:35-------6:35-------6:37---
Sunset------5:35-------5:34-------5:32-
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------231----123---
Temp. °C141413151719191717171818182020171515141415212116
Feels °C (?)121311131516161413131414151917161415141416201814
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