Anatori River surf break

Anatori River surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 24 Apr 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
16.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Anatori River today?

The current surf forecast for Anatori River at 4AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (25 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Evening (25 Apr)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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)
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
W
18
0.7
W
18
0.9
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
17
1.9
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
176
176
230
300
432
636
784
752
596
571
444
367
361
339
313
308
308
1907
1872
1956
1833
1667
1644
1364
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
S
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:38AM2.62m
5:21PM2.46m
5:53AM2.62m
6:32PM2.52m
6:56AM2.69m
Low Tide
10:15PM0.70m
11:02AM0.67m
11:29PM0.72m
12:13PM0.62m
00:36AM0.66m
1:12PM0.53m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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7:09
7:11
7:11
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5:45
5:45
5:43
Temp °C
11
11
11
10
13
17
16
13
12
12
12
12
14
17
17
14
12
12
12
13
14
16
16
14
8
9
9
7
10
13
11
9
9
9
9
8
9
11
11
9
8
10
10
12
13
14
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
7
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
17
1.9
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
Energy kJ
176
176
192
186
432
636
784
752
596
571
444
134
361
339
313
308
167
1907
1872
1956
1833
1667
1644
1364
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
20
0.4
SW
4
0.6
W
18
0.7
W
18
0.8
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
11
1
WSW
7
1.1
WSW
7
1.1
WSW
7
1
WSW
13
0.1
W
20
0.2
W
19
0.1
W
20
0.1
N
15
1
WSW
12
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
30
4
230
300
178
66
91
111
121
367
8
30
8
4
308
4
4
4
4
4
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
13
0.4
W
19
0.4
SW
4
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
12
0.4
WSW
18
Energy kJ
3
118
4
3
3
9
9
5
3
107
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
1.1
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
Energy kJ
4
6
10
31
104
131
147
150
145
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
34
34
23
0
0
34
37
34
161
169
169
23
0
0
0
0
23
37
34
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
8
3
5
6
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
9
8
7
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