Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Anatori River today (28 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Anatori River at 12AM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Anatori River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 19 | W 19 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
358 | 364 | 601 | 1049 | 1584 | 2366 | 2919 | 2736 | 2354 | 1652 | 1105 | 808 | 396 | 328 | 478 | 388 | 442 | 369 | 465 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:55PM2.97m | 10:13AM2.92m | 10:29PM3.09m | 10:48AM3.02m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:07AM0.28m | 4:19PM0.24m | 4:42AM0.15m | 4:54PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 19 |
358 | 364 | 601 | 1049 | 1584 | 2366 | 2919 | 2736 | 2354 | 1652 | 1105 | 808 | 396 | 275 | 478 | 388 | 89 | 67 | 465 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | N 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 20 | W 19 | NNW 8 |
339 | 161 | 344 | 297 | 273 | 273 | 269 | 247 | 165 | 195 | 195 | 178 | 245 | 196 | 192 | 125 | 287 | 369 | 64 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | W 24 | W 24 | WSW 13 | W 22 | W 22 | WNW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 9 | W 21 | WSW 12 | WNW 8 | WSW 12 |
134 | 259 | 14 | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 181 | 40 | 38 | 37 | 176 | 328 | 189 | 212 | 50 | 37 | 86 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 120 | 442 | 237 | 273 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 81 | 81 | 220 | 224 | 222 | 279 | 211 | 81 | 83 | 81 | 90 | 98 | 96 | 131 | 96 | 105 | 161 |
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