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Anaura Bay Surf Photo: 'Off Shore' by Tom Bassett-Eason

Lat Long: 38.23° S 178.31° E

Issued: 11 am 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Anaura Bay sea temperature is

14.8° C

Slightly cooler than normal

Anaura Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	S	S	SSE	NE
	9 s	cross	7 s	9 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 December at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Anaura Bay around the time the photo was taken

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	SSE	S	S	SSE	NE
	9 s	cross	8 s	9 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 December at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Anaura Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	S	SSW	S	SSE
	9 s	cross	8 s	8 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 December at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Anaura Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	S	SSE	S	SSE
	9 s	cross	4 s	8 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 December at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Anaura Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	SSW	S	SSE	NE
	9 s	cross- off	8 s	9 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 December at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Anaura Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	SSW	S	SSE	NE
	9 s	cross- off	8 s	9 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 December at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Anaura Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SSW	S	NE	E
	6 s	cross- off	6 s	10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 December at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Anaura Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SSW	S	NE	E
	7 s	cross- off	7 s	10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 December at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Anaura Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SSW	S	NE	E
	7 s	cross- off	7 s	10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 December at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Anaura Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SSW	S	NE	E
	7 s	cross- off	7 s	10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 December at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Anaura Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SSW	S	NE	E
	8 s	cross- off	8 s	10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 December at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Anaura Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	SSW	S	SE	NE
	8 s	cross- off	8 s	9 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 December at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Anaura Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	SSW	S	SSW	N
	8 s	cross- off	8 s	16 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 December at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Anaura Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	SSW	SSE	SSW	N
	8 s	cross- off	8 s	15 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 December at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Anaura Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	SW	S	ESE	SSW
	9 s	cross- off	8 s	10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 December at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Anaura Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	SSW	S	ESE	ENE
	9 s	cross- off	9 s	10 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 December at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Anaura Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	S	SSE	ESE	ENE
	9 s	cross	9 s	10 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 December at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Anaura Bay around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 10 minutes after high water (at high spring tide). Tide height was 1.7m (5.4 ft). Range 1.98m (6.5 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Anaura Bay Surf Photo: 'Off Shore' by Tom Bassett-Eason

Small Swell but built to well over head in the following days! Stayed offshore in the mornings and was often hollow at low tide but as soon as the tide came in and the sea breeze came it it became mushy and gutless swell stayed around for 3 days!!

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User: Tom Bassett-Eason (23 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 1:08 pm 19 Dec 2015