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Anatori River surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 2AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 70mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | |
236 | 226 | 156 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 116 | 111 | 204 | 207 | 212 | 273 | 256 | 242 | 236 | 262 | 451 | 1036 | 1198 | 1321 | 1171 | 846 | 772 | 980 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 00:31AM2.77m | 12:50PM2.62m | 1:12AM2.65m | 1:33PM2.50m | 1:58AM2.54m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:22PM0.51m | 6:47AM0.60m | 7:02PM0.63m | 7:29AM0.71m | 7:46PM0.74m | 8:18AM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
 | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | N 5 | WSW 14 | NNW 7 | WSW 14 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 |
 kJ | 236 | 226 | 156 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 116 | 111 | 204 | 207 | 212 | 273 | 256 | 47 | 236 | 262 | 180 | 1036 | 1198 | 1321 | 1171 | 846 | 772 | 980 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | WSW 15 | W 10 | WSW 14 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 242 | 17 | 233 | — | 178 | 175 | 170 | 170 | 223 | 217 | 170 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | N 10 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | N 10 | N 10 | — | N 10 | — | W 11 | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | — | W 10 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 54 | 52 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 9 | — | 17 | — | — | — | 32 | 31 | — | 18 | 64 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | — | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 143 | — | 451 | — | — | — | — | 75 | 196 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 212 | 210 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 187 | 213 | 213 | 220 |
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