Anaura Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.23° S 178.31° E

Anaura Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Anaura Bay sea temperature is
14.1°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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Anaura Bay at 5PM is: 1.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.6m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)7ft (2.2m)13s
Afternoon (02 Sep)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (02 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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)
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
13
2
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.4
SSE
17
2
S
16
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1693
1401
1077
1162
1978
1484
1279
1021
865
737
538
423
325
264
206
155
149
110
76
49
31
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
NE
10
N
10
N
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
10
WNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:31AM1.53m
9:51PM1.55m
10:19AM1.55m
10:39PM1.54m
11:10AM1.55m
Low Tide
3:46PM0.18m
4:11AM0.13m
4:35PM0.19m
4:59AM0.14m
5:27PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
Temp °C
12
16
17
13
10
10
9
8
14
17
18
14
12
11
13
14
16
17
17
16
15
Feels °C
10
13
14
11
8
7
6
6
11
15
16
12
10
8
10
11
14
14
14
14
13
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