
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Anaura Bay today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Anaura Bay at 4AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Anaura Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 13 | S 16 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
746 | 779 | 905 | 881 | 736 | 365 | 395 | 801 | 368 | 398 | 333 | 322 | 557 | 311 | 316 | 248 | 235 | 188 | 191 | 257 | 495 | 473 | 347 | 242 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:23AM1.28m | 1:50PM1.35m | 2:13AM1.26m | 2:39PM1.35m | 3:05AM1.26m | 3:29PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:35AM0.37m | 8:11PM0.39m | 8:23AM0.38m | 9:00PM0.38m | 9:13AM0.38m | 9:49PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 13 | S 16 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 |
746 | 779 | 905 | 881 | 736 | 365 | 395 | 801 | 368 | 398 | 333 | 322 | 557 | 311 | 316 | 248 | 235 | 188 | 191 | 141 | 495 | 473 | 347 | 242 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 16 | S 16 | NE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 16 | S 14 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 5 |
11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 333 | 242 | 15 | 251 | 186 | 179 | 113 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 41 | 38 | 37 | 124 | 257 | 43 | 31 | 19 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 13 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 14 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | N 12 | — | SSE 16 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 11 |
16 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 3 | — | 52 | 50 | 48 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 15 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 100 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 57 | 56 | 0 | 0 |
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