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Anatori River

Anatori River Surf Photo: 'Paddle Out' by Rob Davies

Lat Long: 40.70° S 172.37° E

Issued: 11 am 27 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Anatori River sea temperature is

14.5° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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	W	WNW	WSW	N
	16 s	cross- on	4 s	16 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 September 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	WNW	WNW	WSW	W
	16 s	cross- on	4 s	16 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 September 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	NW		WSW	W
	16 s	glass		16 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 September 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	ESE		WSW	W
	15 s	cross- off		15 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 September 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	ESE	ESE	WSW	WNW
	15 s	cross- off	3 s	15 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 September 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	SSE	E	WSW	WNW
	15 s	glass	3 s	15 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 September 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	SE	E	WSW	WNW
	14 s	glass	5 s	11 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 September 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	SSE		WSW	WSW
	14 s	glass		11 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 September 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	ENE	ESE	WSW	WSW
	14 s	cross- off	6 s	10 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 September 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	E	W	WSW
	14 s	cross	5 s	10 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 September 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
	W	NNW		W	WSW
	20 s	glass		10 s	20 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 September 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		W	WSW
	19 s	on		9 s	19 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 September 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	WNW		WSW	WSW
	18 s	glass		18 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 September 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
	18 s	glass		18 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 September 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	W
	17 s	cross		17 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 September 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	N
	17 s	cross		17 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 September 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	WSW		WSW	N
	17 s	cross		17 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 September at 9 am

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

Image captured 49 minutes after high water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 2.5m (8.3 ft). Range 3.88m (12.7 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Anatori River Surf Photo: 'Paddle Out' by Rob Davies

Rob Lewis for scale on this reef near Anatori. Hard work to paddle back out at this size. He made this one but it wasn't always so easy. When two swells combine like this, don't underestimate the west coast.

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 9:08 am 22 Sep 2018