Anaura Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.23° S 178.31° E

Anaura Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Anaura Bay sea temperature is
14.8° C
0.0° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 19s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Anaura Bay at 3AM is: 1.6m 21s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)5ft (1.5m)19s
Afternoon (19 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)18s
Evening (19 Jul)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
2
5
5
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
23
1.6
S
22
1.6
S
21
1.6
S
20
1.5
S
19
1.4
S
18
1.3
S
18
1.3
S
17
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
15
1.2
S
15
1.1
S
15
1.5
S
14
1.9
S
19
2.1
S
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1708
2329
2180
1956
1634
1238
1021
969
732
714
705
670
627
520
944
2694
3287
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSE
10
S
15
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:18PM1.72m
9:45AM1.57m
10:09PM1.66m
10:39AM1.53m
Low Tide
3:40AM0.03m
3:57PM0.07m
4:32AM0.07m
4:49PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
8
7
7
7
9
14
15
11
10
10
11
11
11
13
12
10
10
Feels °C
6
5
4
4
6
12
12
8
7
7
8
7
8
8
7
7
7
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