Anaura Bay surf break

Anaura Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 24 Apr 2026 NZST
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Anaura Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Anaura Bay sea temperature is
17.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Anaura Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Anaura Bay at 7PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (24 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (24 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.5
S
13
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
1
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
294
225
164
160
118
118
92
113
115
117
117
119
127
194
284
284
249
473
386
271
273
225
229
225
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
S
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SE
5
SE
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NE
0
NE
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
W
10
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:38AM1.54m
00:09AM1.62m
12:38PM1.48m
1:08AM1.57m
1:38PM1.44m
2:06AM1.52m
Low Tide
5:53PM0.11m
6:31AM0.15m
6:50PM0.17m
7:29AM0.18m
7:48PM0.22m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:41
6:41
6:43
6:43
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5:27
5:25
5:24
5:23
Temp °C
13
13
14
13
11
10
9
8
12
15
15
11
11
10
10
10
14
19
20
14
11
12
11
11
11
10
11
11
10
8
7
6
11
13
14
10
9
8
8
8
12
17
19
12
8
10
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
1
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
Energy kJ
294
225
164
160
118
118
89
113
115
117
117
119
127
194
284
284
249
473
386
271
273
225
229
225
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
S
12
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.2
E
9
0.2
S
18
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
5
0.3
N
5
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
11
Energy kJ
109
104
103
76
76
78
78
44
44
42
14
48
100
134
138
189
181
6
24
6
8
5
8
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.2
S
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
NE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
N
5
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
5
2
2
20
42
64
92
87
85
49
28
5
6
6
6
6
6
3
6
7
7
8
1
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.7
N
4
0.5
N
5
0.3
SW
3
Energy kJ
3
2
2
1
2
17
12
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
7
7
0
0
0
0
0
67
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
6
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
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