Anatori River surf break

Anatori River surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 12 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
18.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Anatori River today?

The current surf forecast for Anatori River at 1AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (13 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (13 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
!
4
4
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.8
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
Period(s) (?)1212121111111010101010101099101010101010101514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)98012271082508617835709609693347333279319225189197169173173169135137191239
Wind
(km/h)
30
WSW
30
SW
15
S
10
S
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
ESE
10
E
10
SE
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:03PM
2.36
6:43AM
2.33
7:07PM
2.31
7:47AM
2.35
8:11PM
2.35
8:45AM
2.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:24AM
0.87
12:56PM
0.97
1:26AM
0.89
1:59PM
0.95
2:26AM
0.85
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-----6:13-------6:13-------6:16--
Sunset-9:02-------9:02-------9:02------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------------------3231
Temp. °C191714121312161818171414151415171716151515151617
Feels °C (?)1211121012913131212910111113151616151415151516
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