Anatori River surf break

Anatori River surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 NZST
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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
16.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Anatori River today?

The current surf forecast for Anatori River at 8PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (06 May)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (06 May)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 132mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the NNE by Fri afternoon).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
14
1.7
NNW
7
2.2
NNW
8
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NNW
9
3
NNW
9
3
NNW
9
3
NNW
9
2.5
N
9
4
NNW
10
4
NNW
10
4.5
NW
11
5
NW
11
4.5
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
116
111
204
207
212
277
256
242
236
293
605
988
1149
1077
1076
1275
1245
1342
1108
3170
2883
5074
5581
4940
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
25
N
30
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNW
30
NNW
35
WNW
35
W
30
W
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:50PM2.62m
1:12AM2.65m
1:33PM2.50m
1:58AM2.54m
2:22PM2.39m
2:51AM2.45m
Low Tide
6:47AM0.60m
7:02PM0.63m
7:29AM0.71m
7:46PM0.74m
8:18AM0.81m
8:36PM0.83m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
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7:20
7:22
7:22
7:24
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5:31
5:30
5:30
5:29
1
3
3
7
11
14
14
6
8
12
8
9
12
14
2
3
3
2
Temp °C
16
18
18
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
15
15
13
13
16
18
18
16
15
15
15
15
14
13
14
14
15
16
15
14
13
12
11
11
10
9
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
N
6
0.7
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
15
1
N
6
1.4
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
7
0.7
WSW
14
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NNW
9
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
2.2
NW
10
4
NNW
10
4
NNW
10
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
4.5
NW
11
Energy kJ
116
24
204
207
212
277
256
69
158
293
180
988
1149
1077
1076
170
170
168
943
3170
2883
183
147
4940
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
6
0.5
WSW
14
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
19
0.5
W
18
0.6
W
17
Energy kJ
11
111
24
24
22
22
30
242
236
180
178
175
170
170
64
166
158
195
119
171
220
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
17
0.3
WSW
16
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
W
11
0.3
WNW
10
0.1
W
21
0.2
W
20
0.2
W
10
0.3
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
19
Energy kJ
54
52
2
2
2
9
18
9
32
8
64
64
69
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
NNW
8
3
NNW
9
3
NNW
9
3
NNW
9
2.5
N
9
4.5
NW
11
5
NW
11
Energy kJ
605
1275
1245
1342
1108
5074
5581
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
3
5
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
81
81
210
212
274
274
212
212
213
213
220
220
279
423
529
212
366
224
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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