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Anatori River surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 10 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 11PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.5m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Anatori River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WSW 10 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | W 22 | WSW 21 | |
4561 | 1443 | 1650 | 1867 | 1960 | 3449 | 2999 | 2539 | 2028 | 1901 | 1605 | 1336 | 1174 | 1041 | 1025 | 923 | 895 | 787 | 656 | 688 | 787 | 838 | 470 | 763 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:26PM2.31m | 4:54AM2.46m | 5:32PM2.39m | 5:55AM2.57m | 6:31PM2.54m | 6:51AM2.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:37PM0.87m | 11:17AM0.76m | 11:39PM0.79m | 12:15PM0.61m | 00:37AM0.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — |
 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 |
8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
 kJ | — | 1403 | 1650 | 1174 | 1960 | 3449 | 2999 | 2539 | 2028 | 1901 | 1605 | 1336 | 1174 | 1041 | 1025 | 923 | 895 | 787 | 656 | 688 | 787 | 838 | 443 | 419 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 11 | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 6 | NNE 6 | W 26 | W 25 | W 24 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 1267 | 1867 | 1051 | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 53 | 108 | 401 | 273 | 269 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | W 27 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | W 22 | WSW 21 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 470 | 763 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4561 | 1443 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 96 | 107 | 131 | 131 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 154 | 107 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 131 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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