Anatori River surf break

Anatori River surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 12 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
18.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Anatori River today?

The current surf forecast for Anatori River at 4PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (12 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (12 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
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1
1
4
4
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
W
2.4
W
2
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)1111121212111111101010101010109910101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16721338112511251082508617835709693408347333279225180189197205173173169166137
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
ENE
5
E
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:03PM
2.36
6:43AM
2.33
7:07PM
2.31
7:47AM
2.35
8:11PM
2.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:52AM
0.92
12:24AM
0.87
12:56PM
0.97
1:26AM
0.89
1:59PM
0.95
2:26AM
0.85
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-------6:13-------6:13-------6:16
Sunset---9:02-------9:02-------9:02----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------------------34
Temp. °C171919171413131217181817141414151618171615151415
Feels °C (?)1113121111111291313121110910121315151414151415
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