Anaura Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.23° S 178.31° E

Issued: 5 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Anaura Bay sea temperature is

15.2° 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 (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Anaura Bay at 1AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	12s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	12s
Evening (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 13			Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 13	E 13	ESE 14	ESE 15	ESE 16
Wave Graph
kJ	99	94	74	65	67	80	73	44	43	19	19	79	70	68	59	56	55	37	38	55	85	163	222	273
Wind (km/h)	NE	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	N	N	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	N	E	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		4:38PM1.66m				5:01AM1.59m				5:37PM1.71m				6:00AM1.62m					6:35PM1.75m				6:58AM1.63m
Low Tide				10:54PM0.14m				11:17AM0.03m				11:55PM0.09m					12:16PM0.00m				00:55AM0.05m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—
	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	11	9	11	11	12	11	14	16	14	12	12	11	10	12	17	18	14	12	11	11	11	13	15
Feels °C	12	8	6	8	8	9	8	12	14	12	11	10	9	8	10	15	16	13	10	9	9	9	11	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	E 13	ESE 14	ESE 15	ESE 16
kJ	99	94	74	65	67	64	46	26	25	16	16	79	70	68	59	56	55	37	38	34	85	163	222	273
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	ESE 10	ESE 10	N 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	N 5	ESE 13	ESE 10	N 5	N 5	N 5
kJ	71	68	65	43	25	80	73	44	43	19	19	11	8	8	8	8	2	2	4	55	19	2	2	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	NE 12	NE 11	S 13	S 13	NE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	N 5	S 9	S 9	S 8	N 6	ESE 14	ESE 13	NNE 5	NNE 5	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10
kJ	5	5	5	32	53	5	10	20	20	15	15	6	2	6	6	1	2	18	35	2	2	4	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 2	NNE 3	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 3	NNW 5	NNW 5
kJ	1	4	6	6	10	15	28	28	24	12	12	40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	5	9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Loisell's East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Makorori North Gisborne and Mahia	Anaura Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Kaiaua Bay East Cape	Kaiaua Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Three Points East Cape	Three Points East Cape	Kaiaua Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	24	0	0	0	0	49	0	0	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	7	7	8	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Loisell's	Hicks Bay	Waiapu River	Waiapu River	Loisell's	Waiapu River	Anaura Bay	Waiapu River	Waiapu River	Waiapu River	Torere Beach	Maraenui	Loisell's	Tokata	Waiapu River	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Waiapu River	Waiapu River	Hicks Bay	Hicks Bay	Loisell's	Waiapu River
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Shingles West Coast South Island	Wainui Beach - Pines Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	2	2	4	4	3	3	3	1	1	5	5	6	6	6	5	1	1	1	4	1	4	2	4	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	6	5	5	8	7	9	8	8	9	7	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	5	9	5	6

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