Anatori River surf break

Anatori River surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 NZST
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Anatori River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Anatori River sea temperature is
16.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Anatori River today?

The current surf forecast for Anatori River at 5AM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)8ft (2.4m)9s
Afternoon (08 May)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (08 May)11ft (3.5m)10s

Table - waves today at Anatori River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 128mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the N on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
!
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
9
2.4
NW
9
2.4
NW
9
2.4
NNW
9
3
NNW
8
3.5
NNW
9
4
NNW
10
3.5
NNW
10
3.5
NNW
10
4
NW
10
4.5
NW
11
4.5
NW
11
4
NW
11
3.5
WSW
13
4.5
W
12
3.5
W
12
3
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
10
3
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
4
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
925
986
861
861
825
1072
1728
2710
2392
2716
3172
4100
4437
3598
4291
6153
3802
1997
1605
1348
4221
4362
4758
2849
Wind (km/h)
20
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
35
NNE
40
NNE
35
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
45
WSW
45
SW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:58AM2.54m
2:22PM2.39m
2:51AM2.45m
3:21PM2.32m
3:51AM2.42m
4:26PM2.31m
Low Tide
7:46PM0.74m
8:18AM0.81m
8:36PM0.83m
9:13AM0.86m
9:34PM0.88m
10:15AM0.85m
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:22
7:24
7:24
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5:30
5:29
5:28
20
13
12
11
5
6
15
23
6
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
14
13
15
14
14
14
15
13
12
12
12
10
10
8
9
8
9
8
8
7
8
8
7
7
6
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
9
2.4
NW
9
2.4
NW
9
2.4
NNW
9
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
13
3.5
NNW
10
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
4
NW
11
3.5
WSW
13
4.5
W
12
3.5
W
12
2.1
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.4
WSW
15
Energy kJ
925
986
861
861
825
168
163
158
2392
189
145
149
253
3598
4291
6153
3802
1064
568
795
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.3
W
10
0.3
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
19
0.5
W
17
0.6
W
17
0.8
WSW
17
1
W
16
3.5
NW
11
1.8
NW
11
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
NW
10
Energy kJ
175
170
170
220
217
17
64
64
195
120
144
212
367
535
2575
778
666
666
290
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
20
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
19
0.3
W
10
0.2
W
9
0.3
WSW
19
Energy kJ
32
18
62
16
6
68
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNE
7
1.2
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
3
NNW
8
3.5
NNW
9
4
NNW
10
3.5
NNW
10
4
NW
10
4.5
NW
11
4.5
NW
11
1.2
WSW
11
3
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
10
3
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
4
WSW
10
Energy kJ
164
164
73
1072
1728
2710
2716
3172
4100
4437
343
1997
1605
1348
4221
4362
4758
2849
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
Distance (km)
280
224
213
179
216
220
220
279
354
213
212
211
210
210
96
96
96
210
207
198
198
161
210
280
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
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