Anatori River surf break

Anatori River surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 08 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 6PM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)8ft (2.4m)9s
Afternoon (08 May)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (08 May)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the E by Sun night).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
2
!
!
!
!
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0
0
0
!
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4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
NNW
9
2.5
NNW
8
3.5
NNW
9
4
NNW
10
3.5
NNW
10
3.5
NNW
10
4
NW
10
4
NW
11
4
NW
11
3.5
NW
11
3
NW
11
2
W
14
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
9
3
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
825
977
1667
2668
2449
2469
3265
3836
3607
2434
1853
1643
2028
1661
3360
1001
3966
4431
4635
5049
1596
1567
1541
1249
Wind (km/h)
25
N
35
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNW
25
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
35
WNW
30
NW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
30
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
5
E
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:22PM2.39m
2:51AM2.45m
3:21PM2.32m
3:51AM2.42m
4:26PM2.31m
4:54AM2.46m
Low Tide
8:18AM0.81m
8:36PM0.83m
9:13AM0.86m
9:34PM0.88m
10:15AM0.85m
10:37PM0.87m
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
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7:22
7:24
7:24
7:26
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5:30
5:29
5:28
5:27
7
8
14
16
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
16
15
15
14
14
13
13
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
13
11
11
14
12
12
12
12
10
10
8
9
8
7
8
6
8
8
8
8
6
7
7
9
8
7
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
NNW
9
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
13
3.5
NNW
10
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
17
4
NW
11
3.5
NW
11
3
NW
11
2.5
NW
11
2.3
NW
11
1.8
NW
11
1.5
NW
11
1.4
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
11
Energy kJ
825
168
163
158
2449
189
145
300
3607
2434
1853
1570
1302
808
505
805
1285
1567
1541
1245
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
14
0.3
W
10
0.3
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
19
0.5
W
17
0.5
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
16
1
W
16
1.3
WSW
16
2
W
14
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.3
NW
10
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
13
Energy kJ
217
17
64
64
195
119
144
71
454
535
849
1643
675
666
348
1231
1034
1249
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
10
0.3
WSW
18
0.3
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.3
WSW
19
0.4
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
11
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
18
65
16
6
68
68
180
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
7
2.5
NNW
8
3.5
NNW
9
4
NNW
10
3.5
NNW
10
4
NW
10
4
NW
11
1.7
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
10
2.2
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
9
3
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
10
Energy kJ
73
977
1667
2668
2469
3265
3836
668
937
1165
2028
1661
3360
1001
3966
4431
4635
5049
1596
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
4
4
4
Distance (km)
216
224
220
279
512
212
212
211
210
96
83
96
96
198
198
198
161
161
161
200
107
131
131
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
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