Anaura Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.23° S 178.31° E

Issued: 11 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Anaura Bay sea temperature is

15.1° C

Anaura Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Anaura Bay today (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Anaura Bay at 2AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Evening (13 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
		Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 12	ESE 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	ESE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	251	246	203	176	145	141	121	94	92	65	67	80	73	44	43	19	20	79	70	61	59	57	56	37
Wind (km/h)	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NE	ENE	NNW	NW	N	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NNW	E	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off
High Tide				4:01AM1.56m				4:38PM1.66m				5:01AM1.59m				5:37PM1.71m				6:00AM1.62m
Low Tide		9:53PM0.18m				10:17AM0.07m				10:54PM0.14m				11:17AM0.03m				11:55PM0.09m					12:16PM0.00m


	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	8	7	7	7	8	13	14	11	9	11	10	11	12	16	14	13	12	12	11	10	12	17	17	13
Feels °C	6	4	4	4	5	11	11	9	6	8	7	8	10	13	11	11	10	11	9	8	9	15	16	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 12	ESE 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	ESE 11
kJ	251	246	203	176	145	141	121	94	92	65	67	64	46	26	25	16	15	79	70	61	59	57	56	37
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	ESE 10	ESE 10	N 4	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5
kJ	117	103	132	116	110	104	71	68	65	43	25	80	73	44	43	19	20	8	8	9	5	5	5	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	S 7	N 10	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 12	NE 11	S 13	S 13	NE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	N 6	N 6	NE 11	ESE 14
kJ	23	15	2	6	5	5	5	5	5	32	53	5	10	20	20	15	15	6	6	6	3	3	4	18
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 2	NNE 3	N 3	N 3	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 5	N 5	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	3	9	14	21	15	21	15	12	55	37	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	7	0	8
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Te Araroa	Te Araroa	Te Araroa	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Hicks Bay	Hicks Bay	Waiapu River	Waiapu River	Loisell's	Waiapu River	Waiapu River	Waiapu River	Waiapu River	Waiapu River	Torere Beach	Torere Beach	Maraenui	Maraenui	Waiapu River	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Stent Road Taranaki	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	4	4	3	3	3	2	4	5	5	6	6	6	5	4	4	4
Header Global	Barbel Point South Africa	Bluff Panama	El Gringo Chile	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Gas Bay Australia	Bancoora Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Lebu Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Cathedral Rock Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	7	8	9	9	8	5	9	6	6	7	6	4	4

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