Anaura Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.23° S 178.31° E

Anaura Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Anaura Bay sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.5° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Anaura Bay at 9PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)--
Afternoon (20 Sep)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (20 Sep)11ft (3.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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)
2
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4
4
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
8
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
11
4.5
S
11
3
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.3
S
12
2
S
11
1.8
S
10
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
8
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
9
0.7
S
9
1.2
S
8
2.3
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1326
2508
3075
3133
4658
2716
2104
1455
953
653
459
372
264
252
151
134
87
160
495
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
N
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
N
0
WSW
5
WSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:01AM1.29m
1:31PM1.35m
1:52AM1.27m
2:22PM1.34m
Low Tide
6:56PM0.39m
7:13AM0.37m
7:46PM0.41m
8:03AM0.38m
8:37PM0.41m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
11
10
8
7
6
12
15
16
13
10
9
9
9
17
20
20
11
10
Feels °C
5
4
5
3
2
2
9
11
12
11
8
6
6
6
15
19
19
6
5
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