Anaura Bay surf break

Anaura Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 09 May 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
17.5° 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 9AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 09). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Afternoon (09 May)8ft (2.4m)13s
Evening (09 May)8ft (2.4m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
2
2
3
3
2
3
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
14
1.1
NE
13
2
NE
13
2.1
NE
13
2.4
NE
13
2.4
NE
13
2.4
NE
13
2.3
NE
13
2.2
NE
12
2.1
NE
12
2
ENE
12
1.9
ENE
12
1.8
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.1
S
15
2
S
14
1
S
14
2.1
S
7
1.9
SSE
8
2.2
S
14
2.1
S
13
2
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
234
398
1306
1494
2002
1972
1846
1671
1462
1243
1080
956
859
698
686
571
531
1643
395
483
497
1895
1561
1359
Wind (km/h)
25
N
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
5
WSW
10
WNW
5
S
10
E
5
NNW
10
W
20
SW
20
SW
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
W
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross
on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:17AM1.29m
11:41PM1.39m
12:02PM1.28m
00:27AM1.39m
12:51PM1.28m
Low Tide
5:20AM0.36m
5:29PM0.34m
6:05AM0.36m
6:14PM0.35m
6:51AM0.35m
7:01PM0.35m
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:56
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:08
5:07
5:07
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
20
20
16
14
15
15
14
15
18
18
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
9
8
15
15
16
18
18
14
12
12
12
13
13
16
16
13
11
9
9
7
8
8
8
8
6
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
14
1.1
NE
13
2
NE
13
2.1
NE
13
2.4
NE
13
2.4
NE
13
2.4
NE
13
2.3
NE
13
2.2
NE
12
2.1
NE
12
2
ENE
12
1.9
ENE
12
1.8
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.1
S
13
1
ENE
10
2.1
S
13
2
S
13
Energy kJ
234
398
1306
1494
2002
1972
1846
1671
1462
1243
1080
956
859
698
686
571
508
412
334
302
407
227
1561
1359
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.5
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.3
S
19
0.5
S
17
0.9
S
16
1.1
S
15
1.5
ENE
11
1
S
14
0.9
S
13
1.1
ENE
10
0.2
E
13
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
Energy kJ
4
4
16
16
23
14
14
13
13
14
13
13
12
65
140
406
531
499
395
285
246
14
180
176
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
19
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
E
16
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
19
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
2
2
7
15
14
12
28
20
31
30
4
24
119
6
6
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NNE
7
2.1
NNE
7
1.5
N
6
1
N
7
1.1
N
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.7
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
6
0.9
SSW
4
2
S
14
1.9
S
7
2.1
S
7
1.9
SSE
8
2.2
S
14
Energy kJ
326
389
170
97
124
62
51
11
13
22
1643
326
483
497
1895
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
4
4
4
Distance (km)
58
55
40
0
0
0
0
8
24
0
0
7
55
0
0
7
11
76
76
76
76
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
7
7
6
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
5
4
5
4
4
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