Anawhata Road (Oaonui) Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° S 173.78° E

Anawhata Road (Oaonui) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 11 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Anawhata Road (Oaonui) sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.4° 

Anawhata Road (Oaonui) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Anawhata Road (Oaonui) surf forecast from 20 Sep 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Monday 21 Sep, 12AM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period, WSW swell with glassy winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Sunday 20 Sep, 9PM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period, WSW swell with 7,462 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 21 Sep, 12AM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Anawhata Road (Oaonui) this week:

The surf forecast for Anawhata Road (Oaonui) over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 21) at 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 4.0m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Anawhata Road (Oaonui) in the next 16 days are 4.5m 14s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 20) at 9PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)12AM (Mon 21st Sep)13ft (4.0m) 15s
Best Surf12AM (Mon 21st Sep)13ft (4.0m) 15s
Most Powerful 9PM (Sun 20th Sep)15ft (4.5m) 14s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Anawhata Road (Oaonui) over the next 16 days.


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun morning, calm by Sun night).

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed morning, light winds from the ESE by Thu morning).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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Rating
(10 max)
0
0
8
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
4
5
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5.5
WSW
11
5
WSW
12
4
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
2.5
W
14
3.5
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
10
3
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
12
2.5
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7310
6817
7073
5341
4902
1484
2357
1908
2222
1433
4889
4112
3241
2669
3879
838
545
394
423
1316
716
Wind (km/h)
50
SW
40
SW
5
WSW
25
W
30
W
25
NW
35
WSW
35
S
40
WSW
35
SW
20
SSE
20
ESE
10
ESE
15
W
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
20
W
25
NNW
25
W
35
NW
Wind State
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:34PM2.41m
5:12AM2.34m
5:52PM2.48m
6:21AM2.43m
6:50PM2.62m
7:16AM2.58m
7:36PM2.80m
8:02AM2.76m
8:15PM2.98m
8:41AM2.94m
8:52PM3.14m
9:17AM3.11m
9:27PM3.28m
Low Tide
10:01AM1.19m
10:58PM1.24m
11:29AM1.16m
00:17AM1.12m
12:39PM1.01m
1:13AM0.91m
1:30PM0.80m
1:55AM0.68m
2:11PM0.58m
2:32AM0.47m
2:48PM0.39m
3:07AM0.28m
3:23PM0.24m
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light rain
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6:18
6:16
6:15
6:13
6:11
6:09
6:07
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6:19
6:20
6:20
6:21
6:22
6:22
6:23
 mm
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1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
11
11
11
9
8
10
11
11
12
12
12
14
13
14
Feels °C
3
3
9
6
6
8
5
4
1
3
3
2
6
6
4
6
6
7
10
9
8
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Information about the Anawhata Road (Oaonui) Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Anawhata Road (Oaonui) provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Anawhata Road (Oaonui) can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Anawhata Road (Oaonui) surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Anawhata Road (Oaonui)) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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