Anatori River surf break

Anatori River surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 NZDT
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
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 5AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

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
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.8
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.4
WSW
1.3
W
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
W
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)1211111110101010101010991010101010101015141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1082508617835703609693402333394319225189188169173173169135137191239594594
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
10
S
5
S
10
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
N
5
ESE
10
E
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglasscross-
off
glassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
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
2:57PM
0.87
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise---6:13-------6:13-------6:16----
Sunset-------9:02-------9:02-------9:01
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------1111--242111-
Temp. °C131212121618181714141513141414151515151516171718
Feels °C (?)101011101314131210101211131414151515141516171617
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