Anaura Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.23° S 178.31° E

Anaura Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 17 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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Anaura Bay at 9AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)11ft (3.5m)10s
Afternoon (17 Aug)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (17 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Wed night).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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3
3
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3
3
2
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4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
9
4
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
S
10
3
S
9
3
SSE
9
3.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2
S
9
3
S
9
4
S
9
4
S
10
4.5
S
11
5
S
12
5.5
S
12
5
S
12
4.5
S
11
4.5
S
11
3.5
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2010
2638
2572
2375
2143
1915
1622
1509
1918
1251
664
1308
2449
3092
5167
6485
7542
7158
5593
4391
3133
2476
1995
Wind (km/h)
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
30
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:20AM1.57m
9:41PM1.61m
10:09AM1.53m
10:28PM1.54m
10:57AM1.49m
Low Tide
3:13AM0.06m
3:32PM0.11m
4:01AM0.10m
4:21PM0.17m
4:47AM0.15m
5:09PM0.23m
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:31
5:32
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
10
10
8
7
6
6
6
8
8
12
9
8
6
7
8
9
10
10
9
8
Feels °C
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
0
-1
0
2
2
4
2
-1
-2
-2
-1
1
3
3
4
4
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