Anatori River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.70° S 172.37° E

Issued: 5 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Anatori River sea temperature is
14.6° 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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Anatori River at 12AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Afternoon (05 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (05 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 120mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
!
!
0
0
2
!
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!
!
!
!
!
!
!
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4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
4
NW
11
3.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.3
NW
9
1
W
16
2
W
10
2.4
WNW
9
2.3
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
11
3
W
13
3
W
14
3
W
17
3
W
17
3
W
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1876
1809
3184
2195
1553
1199
904
535
816
979
999
1205
3415
2805
6132
5327
4936
4637
3905
3373
2866
2410
1925
1644
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
30
N
25
NNW
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
WSW
10
SE
15
SE
25
SE
40
ESE
45
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
0
W
25
SE
20
SE
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
SE
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
High Tide
1:12AM2.86m
1:33PM2.69m
1:51AM2.81m
2:16PM2.65m
2:35AM2.76m
Low Tide
7:01PM0.45m
7:29AM0.44m
7:42PM0.49m
8:10AM0.46m
8:25PM0.55m
8:57AM0.49m
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:54
7:54
7:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
2
5
10
2
1
6
8
4
8
21
9
6
13
20
5
Temp °C
13
13
14
13
13
12
11
12
12
10
9
9
11
12
13
12
12
10
12
12
11
10
10
13
Feels °C
8
8
10
9
10
9
6
7
8
8
6
5
5
3
4
7
8
10
7
7
9
8
7
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
4
NW
11
3.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.3
NW
9
1.7
WNW
9
2
W
10
2.4
WNW
9
2.3
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
11
3
W
13
3
W
14
3
W
17
3
W
17
3
W
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
Energy kJ
1876
1809
3184
2195
1553
1199
904
454
816
979
999
1205
3415
2805
6132
5327
4936
4637
3905
3373
2866
2410
1925
1644
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
20
0.4
W
20
0.6
W
19
0.8
W
18
0.9
W
18
0.9
WSW
18
1
W
17
1.4
NNW
9
1.3
NNW
9
1
W
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.5
W
18
0.7
ENE
9
1.4
NNE
10
1.5
N
9
1.4
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
0.8
N
8
Energy kJ
73
121
267
413
504
510
562
311
237
465
639
1139
1423
76
334
397
313
214
167
132
80
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
16
1
W
16
1
W
16
0.9
N
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.7
N
8
0.3
ENE
6
Energy kJ
26
50
535
516
100
53
63
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
N
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
10
Energy kJ
470
58
168
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
212
212
244
210
83
83
83
90
81
81
23
81
81
81
186
81
81
81
81
81
81
23
13
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
8
8
8
8
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