Anatori River surf break

Anatori River surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 11 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
18.4° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Anatori River today?

The current surf forecast for Anatori River at 11AM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (11 Jan)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (11 Jan)10ft (3.0m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
!
!
0
0
0
!
!
!
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1
1
3
4
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.9
W
2.3
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
1.9
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
2
WSW
1.6
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.2
W
1.2
W
Period(s) (?)99991011121212111111121212111111101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3734365759241430209226653571309124691603135498010771001966617835709693694610284279
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
40
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
20
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:43AM
2.47
5:04PM
2.47
5:40AM
2.37
6:03PM
2.36
6:43AM
2.33
7:07PM
2.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:54AM
0.79
11:26PM
0.78
11:52AM
0.92
12:24AM
0.87
12:56PM
0.97
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
Sunrise-6:11-------6:11-------6:13------
Sunset-----9:02-------9:02-------9:02--
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-111-1153---------------
Temp. °C171818191919191715141718181713121212161818171414
Feels °C (?)171817191917161299121212119101091213121199
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