Anatori River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.70° S 172.37° E

Issued: 11 am 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Anatori River sea temperature is
14.5° C

Slightly warmer than usual

Anatori River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Anatori River today (28 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Anatori River at 5PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Afternoon (28 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (28 Jun)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wed
1
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)
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1241
1328
1275
1130
1047
1017
961
817
793
690
653
679
596
528
653
702
668
577
569
460
440
434
427
331
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
5
E
0
NNE
5
SE
5
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
S
5
S
5
S
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
8:58AM2.60m
9:22PM2.71m
9:40AM2.67m
10:03PM2.78m
10:21AM2.72m
10:42PM2.85m
Low Tide
3:09PM0.60m
3:34AM0.61m
3:51PM0.54m
4:15AM0.54m
4:30PM0.48m
4:55AM0.48m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:54
7:54
7:54
7:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:12
5:12
5:13
 mm
Temp °C
12
14
13
12
12
11
11
11
10
13
13
11
10
10
9
8
8
11
11
10
10
10
10
9
Feels °C
11
13
12
12
11
10
10
9
7
11
12
10
8
7
6
5
5
9
10
9
9
9
9
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
Energy kJ
1241
1328
1275
1130
1047
1017
961
817
793
690
653
679
596
528
653
702
668
577
569
460
440
434
427
331
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
19
0.3
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
16
0.5
W
16
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
W
18
Energy kJ
28
61
64
90
132
5
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
7
Energy kJ
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
8
6
6
5
9
5
9
6
6
7
6
5
8
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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