
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Anaura Bay today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Anaura Bay at 4PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Anaura Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SE 11 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 16 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
61 | 37 | 71 | 64 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 22 | 18 | 34 | 54 | 108 | 143 | 141 | 195 | 213 | 246 | 242 | 192 | 181 | 261 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:12PM1.40m | 1:29AM1.38m | 2:02PM1.38m | 2:18AM1.34m | 2:51PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:57AM0.24m | 7:20PM0.34m | 7:43AM0.29m | 8:09PM0.38m | 8:30AM0.32m | 8:59PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||
7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 8 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | N 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
61 | 37 | 71 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 34 | 54 | 108 | 143 | 141 | 195 | 109 | 246 | 242 | 192 | 149 | 146 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | ENE 6 | SE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 12 | NNE 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | ESE 16 |
30 | 12 | 30 | 64 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 213 | 90 | 78 | 61 | 64 | 229 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SE 11 | SSW 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 18 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | N 10 |
58 | 30 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 26 | 30 | 117 | 181 | 45 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 6 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 7 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 7 |
— | — | 29 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 33 | 51 | 87 | 286 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 59 | 261 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 49 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 63 | 186 | 53 |
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