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Anatori River Surf Photo: 'Near Anatori' by Rob Davies

Lat Long: 40.70° S 172.37° E

Issued: 5 pm 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Anatori River sea temperature is

14.8° C

1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	ENE		WSW	WSW
	13 s	cross- off		13 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 June at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Anatori River around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	NE		WSW	WSW
	13 s	glass		13 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 June at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Anatori River around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	NNW	NE	WSW	W
	13 s	glass	3 s	13 s	22 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 June at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Anatori River around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WNW		WSW	W
	13 s	cross- on		13 s	22 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 June at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Anatori River around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	W	WNW	WSW	WSW
	12 s	cross- on	2 s	12 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 June at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Anatori River around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
	12 s	cross- on	3 s	12 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 June at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Anatori River around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	W
	20 s	cross	3 s	12 s	20 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 June at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Anatori River around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	SW	WSW	WSW	W
	20 s	cross	4 s	12 s	20 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 June at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Anatori River around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	S	S	WSW	W
	19 s	cross- off	2 s	14 s	19 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 June at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Anatori River around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	SE		W	WSW
	19 s	glass		19 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 June at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Anatori River around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	ESE	SE	WSW	WSW
	18 s	glass	2 s	18 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 June at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Anatori River around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SSW		WSW	WSW
	17 s	glass		14 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 June at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Anatori River around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SSW		WSW
	17 s	glass		17 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 June at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Anatori River around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WSW		WSW
	17 s	glass		17 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 June at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Anatori River around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WSW		WSW
	17 s	glass		17 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 June at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Anatori River around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SW		WSW
	16 s	cross		16 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 June at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Anatori River around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SSW		WSW
	16 s	cross- off		16 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 June at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Anatori River around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 33 minutes after high water (falling spring tide). Tide height was 3.0m (9.9 ft). Range 3.91m (12.8 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Anatori River Surf Photo: 'Near Anatori' by Rob Davies

Two small groundswells make for overhead set waves. If you think it looks like a midget surfer on a tiny wave, that's the result of a tilt-shift effect that blurs the near and far (bottom and top) parts of the image.

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 8:16 am 3 Jun 2016