Anatori River surf break

Anatori River surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 11 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: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (12 May)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (12 May)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
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)
!
!
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
21
0.9
WSW
20
1.1
WSW
19
1
WSW
19
1.4
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
18
1.7
WSW
17
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1568
1430
1279
1139
1044
1069
895
880
433
838
564
554
511
763
660
959
772
700
823
1674
1310
1136
991
966
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
20
SW
25
SW
15
SW
10
S
5
ENE
5
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
E
10
NE
5
NNE
0
NNE
5
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
N
0
N
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:55AM2.57m
6:31PM2.54m
6:51AM2.73m
7:24PM2.73m
7:42AM2.90m
Low Tide
11:39PM0.79m
12:15PM0.61m
00:37AM0.65m
1:09PM0.43m
1:30AM0.47m
1:59PM0.25m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:24
5:23
Temp °C
10
10
10
11
12
15
15
13
12
11
11
11
11
14
13
12
12
11
11
10
11
13
13
11
8
8
7
8
8
9
11
11
11
9
9
9
9
12
12
12
11
10
10
9
10
12
13
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
17
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
Energy kJ
1568
1430
1279
1139
1044
1069
895
880
201
838
564
554
511
419
372
781
700
700
613
1674
1310
1136
991
966
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
1.2
WSW
12
0.2
W
26
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
20
1.1
WSW
19
1
WSW
19
1
WSW
18
1.2
WSW
18
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
433
53
213
210
282
269
660
959
772
677
823
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
27
0.1
N
11
0.4
W
25
0.6
W
24
0.7
W
22
0.9
WSW
21
0.9
WSW
13
Energy kJ
14
2
193
401
470
763
269
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
13
13
81
81
81
161
23
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
23
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
9
9
8
6
8
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
9
5
5
9
5
9
9
8
9
9
8
6
8
7
6
6
9
9
5
9
5
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