Anatori River surf break

Anatori River surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 21 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
17.7° 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 2AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 21). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (21 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (21 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
1
NNE
1
NNE
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
Period(s) (?)1414131313121212129922212020191818181616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)104104219192186178131127125169158227220377373365427522516454437547540513
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
SE
10
S
10
WSW
20
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:31AM
2.93
12:49PM
3.09
1:08AM
2.95
1:25PM
3.10
1:46AM
2.93
2:03PM
3.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:39AM
0.23
7:03PM
0.21
7:15AM
0.22
7:41PM
0.19
7:54AM
0.25
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise---6:22-------6:24-------6:24----
Sunset-------8:59-------8:58-------8:58
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--1-111121318128-----------
Temp. °C161414151516171717161617171819191717161618181817
Feels °C (?)1199101113141415141518171715161415131214141312
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