Anaura Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.23° S 178.31° E

Anaura Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Anaura Bay sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.2° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Anaura Bay at 3PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (05 Oct)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (05 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
12
1.6
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.9
ENE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.5
NE
8
1.8
NE
9
2.1
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.9
NE
9
2
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
607
614
614
593
503
415
338
326
245
200
200
160
123
86
103
183
275
513
729
528
492
550
649
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
N
5
NW
0
NW
5
ESE
10
E
0
N
10
S
5
ESE
0
SE
Wind State
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:16AM1.50m
1:49PM1.58m
2:17AM1.47m
2:50PM1.56m
3:20AM1.45m
3:50PM1.55m
Low Tide
7:32AM0.15m
8:10PM0.19m
8:31AM0.17m
9:10PM0.19m
9:31AM0.19m
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
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6:37
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6:35
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6:33
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7:13
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7:14
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1
2
1
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Temp °C
9
10
12
12
12
11
10
10
10
9
12
14
13
12
10
10
11
12
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
7
8
8
8
8
9
8
8
8
7
10
10
8
8
8
8
10
12
12
15
13
15
15
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