Anaura Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.23° S 178.31° E

Anaura Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Anaura Bay sea temperature is
14.2° 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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Anaura Bay at 9AM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)6ft (1.8m)6s
Afternoon (14 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (14 Aug)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
1
2
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NE
6
1.8
NE
6
1.8
NE
6
1.9
NE
7
2
ENE
7
2.3
ENE
7
3
ENE
8
3
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
2
SSW
6
2.4
SSW
7
3
SSW
8
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
236
251
263
314
383
581
1000
1296
1126
878
512
475
419
502
505
378
295
245
319
540
1193
1836
2733
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
NE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:42AM1.59m
7:10PM1.71m
7:36AM1.60m
8:02PM1.70m
8:29AM1.59m
8:52PM1.66m
Low Tide
00:36AM0.07m
12:55PM0.03m
1:31AM0.04m
1:49PM0.04m
2:23AM0.04m
2:41PM0.07m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
1
2
4
3
3
3
4
1
3
2
4
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
11
10
8
9
8
8
Feels °C
10
10
11
11
10
10
10
12
12
11
12
12
13
12
12
11
10
6
3
1
2
1
1
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