Anatori River surf break

Anatori River surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm 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 5PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 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 (0.8m)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
Saturday
24
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
1
NNE
0.4
W
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
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
2.1
NW
1.5
NNW
1.5
WNW
1.9
NW
Period(s) (?)13121212121022222120201918181816161616168999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)186178131127125193146227220377373365427522516454561547540513574378371632
Wind
(km/h)
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
25
W
20
WNW
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:49PM
3.09
1:08AM
2.95
1:25PM
3.10
1:46AM
2.93
2:03PM
3.06
2:26AM
2.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:03PM
0.21
7:15AM
0.22
7:41PM
0.19
7:54AM
0.25
8:21PM
0.21
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunrise-------6:24-------6:24-------6:26
Sunset---8:59-------8:58-------8:58----
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
1---4683---------1313311
Temp. °C161717171617161718181919171617161816171615141314
Feels °C (?)1213131414161617181616161413141417151413910810
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