Anatori River surf break

Anatori River surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 09 May 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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 8AM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (09 May)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (09 May)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
!
0
0
0
0
0
1
!
!
4
3
!
4
3
!
!
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
NW
10
4
NW
11
3.5
NW
11
3
NW
11
2.5
WSW
11
3
WNW
11
2.5
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3298
3710
3154
2047
1561
1935
1952
1306
2991
885
3665
3989
4382
1548
3758
3478
1161
1230
1605
1295
1025
1697
1581
1316
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
30
WNW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
5
SE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
5
S
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
High Tide
2:51AM2.45m
3:21PM2.32m
3:51AM2.42m
4:26PM2.31m
4:54AM2.46m
5:32PM2.39m
Low Tide
9:13AM0.86m
9:34PM0.88m
10:15AM0.85m
10:37PM0.87m
11:17AM0.76m
11:39PM0.79m
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:28
5:27
5:25
3
2
4
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
10
9
10
10
9
8
7
7
8
8
7
7
8
8
9
10
8
10
9
9
8
6
7
7
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
13
4
NW
11
3.5
NW
11
3
NW
11
2.5
NW
10
3
WNW
11
2.1
NW
11
1.9
NW
11
1.7
WNW
10
1.4
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
Energy kJ
145
3710
3154
2047
1561
1935
1072
940
587
795
1548
3758
3478
1121
1027
1605
1295
1025
1697
1581
1316
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
17
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
17
1.1
WSW
16
1.2
W
16
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
NW
10
1.8
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
11
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
144
189
367
669
706
693
675
687
348
1161
1230
627
659
705
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
17
0.6
WSW
11
0.1
NE
13
Energy kJ
300
95
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
NW
10
1.8
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
11
2.3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
9
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
9
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
6
Energy kJ
3298
653
1531
1260
1952
1306
2991
885
3665
3989
4382
1070
21
15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
4
2
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
210
210
83
83
83
83
96
207
207
198
198
161
207
207
107
34
0
81
81
0
81
81
13
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
7
7
6
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
5
4
5
4
4
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