Anaura Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.23° S 178.31° E

Issued: 6 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Anaura Bay sea temperature is

15.6°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 (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Anaura Bay at 9AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Evening (06 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 6							Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	E 10	NE 13	NE 13	NE 14	NE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	119	105	105	109	127	162	132	115	112	112	128	139	31	29	17	16	16	6	6	6	2	7	7	7	91	77
Wind (km/h)	WNW	NW	NNE	ENE	NE	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	N	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	NNE	NNW	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy
High Tide		4:06AM1.44m				4:27PM1.50m				5:02AM1.45m				5:20PM1.48m				5:53AM1.47m				6:10PM1.47m				6:41AM1.50m
Low Tide				10:14AM0.24m				10:46PM0.18m				11:10AM0.26m				11:37PM0.18m				12:02PM0.26m				00:25AM0.19m


	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:47	—	—	—	7:49
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	16	21	23	23	25	18	16	17	17	20	20	20	19	18	18	15	16	21	24	25	22	16	13	13	15
Feels °C	15	16	22	23	23	24	17	16	17	17	20	19	19	17	16	16	14	14	18	21	21	19	15	11	11	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	S 10	S 10	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	E 10	NE 13	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	119	105	105	33	31	162	132	115	30	32	31	31	31	29	17	16	16	6	6	6	2	7	134	112	91	77
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	S 11	N 16	E 12	S 10	S 10	S 10	N 16	N 15	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	S 9	S 8	NE 13	NE 14	NE 14	NE 14
kJ	38	37	36	5	3	31	48	47	5	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	7	7	7	7
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 12	N 16	E 12	N 16	E 12	N 16	N 16	E 11	E 11	N 15	N 12	N 12	N 15	NE 15	NE 14	NE 14	N 13	S 12	N 16	N 13	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9
kJ	3	3	5	3	5	3	5	5	2	3	4	3	3	4	8	8	7	3	3	5	4	2	2	2	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	—	—	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	—	—
kJ	189	—	—	109	127	268	227	181	112	112	128	139	154	154	175	218	206	240	247	234	202	191	261	181	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Kaiaua Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Anaura Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Kaiaua Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Kaiaua Bay East Cape	Loisell's East Cape	Whangara Gisborne and Mahia	Whangara Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori North Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Loisell's East Cape	Loisell's East Cape	Loisell's East Cape	Loisell's East Cape	Loisell's East Cape	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	1
Distance (km)	8	0	0	0	0	58	0	0	8	0	0	8	24	40	40	49	58	58	24	24	24	24	24	16	16	0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Torere Beach	Loisell's	Loisell's	Maraenui	Waiapu River		Tokomaru Bay	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's						Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Waiapu River	Loisell's	Tokata	Tokata
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	1		1	2	2	2	2	1	2						2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Whangara Gisborne and Mahia	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Waiapu River East Cape	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	2	2	4	4	4
Header Global	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Ranches United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Haga-Haga South Africa	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Cortez Bank United States	Fish Boma South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Barrancon Chile	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	8	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4

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