Anawhata Road (Oaonui) Surf Break

Anawhata Road (Oaonui) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Lat Long: 39.39° S 173.78° E

Issued: 5 am 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Anawhata Road (Oaonui) sea temperature is
15.3° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 1 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Saturday 4 Jul, 9PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period, NW swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Monday 6 Jul, 6PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period, WSW swell with 5,192 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 2 Jul, 12PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s 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 Thursday (Jul 02) at 12PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Anawhata Road (Oaonui) in the next 16 days are 3.5m 16s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 06) at 6PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.0m 8s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 04) at 6PM.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)12PM (Thu 2nd Jul)2ft (0.6m) 12s
Best Surf 9PM (Sat 4th Jul)11ft (3.5m) 10s
Most Powerful 6PM (Mon 6th Jul)11ft (3.5m) 16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon morning, near gales from the SSE by Mon night).

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
4
4
3
5
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
SW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
14
1.4
W
12
1.8
W
11
3
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
1.6
W
11
2.5
WNW
11
3
W
13
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.2
SW
13
2.3
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
154
103
80
63
46
51
555
762
1930
1057
595
1658
3338
5155
4376
2634
1848
1126
772
471
604
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
35
NNE
50
N
25
NNW
15
NNW
25
NE
25
ENE
15
N
25
SSE
55
SSE
55
SSE
50
SE
50
SE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:06AM3.03m
11:21PM3.21m
11:43AM3.02m
11:58PM3.19m
12:21PM2.97m
00:36AM3.13m
1:00PM2.91m
1:15AM3.05m
1:43PM2.84m
1:59AM2.97m
2:30PM2.77m
2:47AM2.88m
3:21PM2.72m
Low Tide
5:15PM0.56m
5:37AM0.64m
5:51PM0.58m
6:16AM0.65m
6:29PM0.62m
6:57AM0.66m
7:10PM0.69m
7:39AM0.68m
7:54PM0.76m
8:23AM0.71m
8:43PM0.84m
9:11AM0.75m
9:37PM0.90m
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
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heavy rain
light rain
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:45
7:45
7:45
7:45
7:45
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:12
5:13
5:13
5:14
5:14
5:15
 mm
9
12
3
3
23
1
2
11
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
12
Feels °C
7
7
7
5
7
7
3
3
12
10
8
8
11
5
-1
-1
0
0
4
4
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
SW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.9
WNW
6
1.4
W
12
1.8
W
11
0.5
WSW
19
2.4
WNW
10
1.6
W
11
1.3
WSW
14
3
W
13
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
Energy kJ
154
103
80
63
46
51
555
762
210
1057
595
687
3338
5155
4376
2634
1848
1126
772
471
353
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
11
0.4
W
9
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
W
22
0.9
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
16
1
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
18
0.7
S
6
0.3
S
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.2
NNW
6
0.4
SSE
9
0.2
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
17
Energy kJ
2
2
26
23
27
16
9
443
302
456
485
35
17
19
19
4
28
34
261
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.1
SW
18
0.4
SW
14
0.2
WSW
17
0.7
WSW
16
0.4
NW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
W
24
Energy kJ
2
12
51
29
232
10
4
1
1
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
3
0.9
NNW
4
0.7
N
4
1.3
N
5
2.4
N
7
3
WNW
10
1.8
NW
9
2.5
WNW
11
0.3
SE
10
0.5
SSE
3
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
6
2.3
SSE
8
Energy kJ
8
22
14
90
541
1930
492
1658
15
6
173
110
179
604
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
4
4
4
5
7
6
3
5
2
4
3
4
Distance (km)
0
0
10
23
41
10
96
100
100
0
0
4
0
19
30
109
145
124
33
27
27
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
5
7
8
5
5
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
3
3
4
4
3
2
4
4
5
5
7
9
5
5
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
5
7
7
5
5
4
7
5
9
7
5
7
9
9
6
8
9
7
7
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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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