Anatori River surf break

Anatori River surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 09 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
18.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Anatori River today?

The current surf forecast for Anatori River at 6PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (09 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (09 Jan)3ft (0.9m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
3
3
2
1
1
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0
0
0
!
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
WSW
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.6
W
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.6
W
1.7
W
2.1
W
2.4
W
3
W
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
W
3
W
Period(s) (?)121113131212121211111111141414999101212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3741673172352517557236175224184103821057529521399432731125522612804327529682446
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
35
NW
30
WSW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:25PM
2.83
3:52AM
2.61
4:12PM
2.64
4:43AM
2.47
5:04PM
2.47
5:40AM
2.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:15AM
0.45
9:45PM
0.48
10:02AM
0.63
10:33PM
0.64
10:54AM
0.79
11:26PM
0.78
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise-------6:09-------6:11-------6:11
Sunset---9:04-------9:04-------9:02----
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-1-----------------111101
Temp. °C191819201716151518202020171718181919191919191615
Feels °C (?)171618181414121216181820181919181919191717151111
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