Anatori River surf break

Anatori River surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 13 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
18.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Anatori River today?

The current surf forecast for Anatori River at 6PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

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
Friday
16
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.1
WSW
1.1
W
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)1010101010101099101010101010101514141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)627609620402333384319225212197169173140137135137191239508508594494480529
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
5
N
0
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:07PM
2.31
7:47AM
2.35
8:11PM
2.35
8:45AM
2.44
9:07PM
2.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:56PM
0.97
1:26AM
0.89
1:59PM
0.95
2:26AM
0.85
2:57PM
0.87
3:19AM
0.75
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise-------6:13-------6:16-------6:16
Sunset---9:02-------9:02-------9:01----
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-------216131795532---11
Temp. °C161718171415141314131515151516161717171917161616
Feels °C (?)141212121011101214131414131314141616161817141516
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