Anatori River surf break

Anatori River surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 20 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
17.8° 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 3AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (20 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (20 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.9
N
1.1
N
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
Period(s) (?)1111111111111114141413131312121212992221202019
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)109109109109143113113105104104219192186175131127125130207240220279373369
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
30
E
20
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
5
SW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:55PM
2.88
12:14PM
3.04
12:31AM
2.93
12:49PM
3.09
1:08AM
2.95
1:25PM
3.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:02AM
0.29
6:26PM
0.26
6:39AM
0.23
7:03PM
0.21
7:15AM
0.22
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise---6:20-------6:22-------6:24----
Sunset-------9:00-------8:59-------8:58
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------112583102-
Temp. °C161514141719212017161415171818171616161717171818
Feels °C (?)12109101113151512111011131414141313131415161918
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