Anaura Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.23° S 178.31° E

Anaura Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Anaura Bay sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.1° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Anaura Bay at 5PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (16 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (16 Aug)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
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3
3
2
3
2
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
8
1.3
ESE
9
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
2.5
S
8
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
4
S
10
4
S
10
4
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3
S
10
3
SSE
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
3
S
9
3.5
S
10
4
S
10
5
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
173
268
311
311
814
1667
2252
2954
3106
2992
2700
2457
2154
1764
1509
1406
1210
1495
2528
3617
5576
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
35
SSW
30
S
30
S
35
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:29AM1.59m
8:52PM1.66m
9:20AM1.57m
9:41PM1.61m
10:09AM1.53m
Low Tide
2:41PM0.07m
3:13AM0.06m
3:32PM0.11m
4:01AM0.10m
4:21PM0.17m
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cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:31
 mm
1
4
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
12
13
11
10
10
10
9
8
9
10
9
8
8
5
6
6
8
9
11
7
6
Feels °C
8
8
7
5
4
4
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
-1
2
2
3
-1
-2
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