Anatori River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.70° S 172.37° E

Anatori River Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 5 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Anatori River sea temperature is
14.6° C
1.1° 

Anatori River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Anatori River surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Thursday 9 Jul, 9AM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period, WSW swell with offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Thursday 16 Jul, 3AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period, W swell with 3,569 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 9 Jul, 9AM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 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 Thursday (Jul 09) at 9AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.4m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 22s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Anatori River in the next 16 days are 2.5m 16s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 16) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 9AM (Thu 9th Jul)8ft (2.4m) 15s
Best Surf 9AM (Thu 9th Jul)8ft (2.4m) 15s
Most Powerful 3AM (Thu 16th Jul)8ft (2.5m) 16s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Anatori River over the next 16 days.


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
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Night
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Night
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!
4
4
4
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4
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
18
1.6
WSW
17
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1.2
NW
7
2.1
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
2.4
WNW
11
1.5
W
16
2.5
W
15
2.3
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2651
1667
1149
1417
1239
1014
687
1484
1411
1178
911
565
277
147
755
573
1021
1412
1145
2725
2167
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
N
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
W
5
SE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
E
5
E
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
25
N
20
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
5
S
Wind State
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
5:04PM2.59m
5:30AM2.67m
6:11PM2.66m
6:40AM2.72m
7:18PM2.78m
7:47AM2.83m
8:20PM2.94m
8:48AM2.96m
9:18PM3.11m
9:45AM3.07m
10:11PM3.25m
10:37AM3.15m
11:01PM3.34m
Low Tide
10:48AM0.55m
11:17PM0.65m
11:53AM0.53m
00:25AM0.60m
12:59PM0.47m
1:32AM0.47m
2:02PM0.35m
2:35AM0.32m
3:01PM0.22m
3:33AM0.15m
3:56PM0.10m
4:27AM0.03m
4:47PM0.01m
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7:52
7:52
7:52
7:52
7:52
7:50
7:50
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5:16
5:17
5:19
5:19
5:20
5:21
5:22
 mm
1
1
11
6
1
2
Temp °C
12
12
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
11
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
12
15
13
12
Feels °C
9
10
10
8
8
7
6
7
6
8
10
9
9
8
9
9
10
11
13
11
12
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Information about the Anatori River Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Anatori River provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Anatori River can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Anatori River surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Anatori River) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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