Surf Forecasts:
Anatori River surf forecast from 12 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 14 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period, NW swell with cross-shore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 15 Jul, 9AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period, W swell with 5,056 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 12 Jul, 6PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Anatori River this week:
The surf forecast for Anatori River over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 12) at 6PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 15s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Anatori River in the next 16 days are 3.0m 16s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 15) at 9AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 6PM (Sun 12th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 12AM (Tue 14th Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 9AM (Wed 15th Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Anatori River over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Mon night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | WNW 10 | W 18 | W 16 | W 15 | W 16 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1178 | 911 | 660 | 336 | 210 | 965 | 243 | 342 | 1610 | 5056 | 4487 | 3477 | 2612 | 2186 | 1752 | 1526 | 1652 | 1224 | 1204 | 3164 | 2584 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:20PM2.94m | 8:48AM2.96m | 9:18PM3.11m | 9:45AM3.07m | 10:11PM3.25m | 10:37AM3.15m | 11:01PM3.34m | 11:26AM3.17m | 11:49PM3.35m | 12:14PM3.13m | 00:35AM3.28m | 1:00PM3.03m | 1:21AM3.15m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:02PM0.35m | 2:35AM0.32m | 3:01PM0.22m | 3:33AM0.15m | 3:56PM0.10m | 4:27AM0.03m | 4:47PM0.01m | 5:17AM-0.04m | 5:35PM-0.01m | 6:06AM-0.04m | 6:22PM0.03m | 6:53AM0.03m | 7:09PM0.14m | ||||||||
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 | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — |
 | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 4 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 6 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | WNW 10 | W 11 | W 16 | W 15 | W 16 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 1178 | 911 | 660 | 336 | 75 | 965 | 243 | 342 | 733 | 5056 | 4487 | 3477 | 2612 | 2186 | 1752 | 1526 | — | 1224 | 1204 | 3164 | 2584 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 11 | NNW 4 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | NNW 8 | W 18 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 3 | 210 | 143 | 140 | 151 | 1610 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 135 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 11 | N 13 | W 23 | WSW 12 | W 13 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 41 | 121 | 222 | 111 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 347 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1652 | 222 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 96 | 96 | 105 | 96 | 131 | 81 | 37 | 23 | 81 | 169 | 81 | 0 | 207 | 13 |
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