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Anatori River Surf Photo: 'A good day on the west coast' by Rob Davies

Lat Long: 40.70° S 172.37° E

Issued: 11 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
	W	ESE	ESE	WSW	NNW
	21 s	cross- off	6 s	14 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 July 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	ESE	E	WSW	NNW
	20 s	off	6 s	14 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 July 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	ESE	E	WSW	W
	20 s	off	6 s	14 s	20 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 July 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
	W	ESE	E	W	NNW
	19 s	cross- off	6 s	19 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 July 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
	W	ESE	E	NNW	W
	19 s	cross- off	6 s	8 s	19 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 July 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
	W	ESE	E	N	W
	18 s	cross- off	5 s	8 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 July 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	ESE	E	N	W
	18 s	cross- off	5 s	8 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 July 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	ESE	E	W	N
	18 s	off	4 s	18 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 July 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	ESE	E	WSW	N
	17 s	cross- off	4 s	17 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 July 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	E	E	WSW	N
	16 s	cross- off	4 s	16 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 July 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	E	E	WSW	N
	16 s	cross- off	4 s	16 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 July 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	E	E	WSW	N
	15 s	cross- off	4 s	15 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 July 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	E	E	WSW	N
	14 s	cross- off	4 s	14 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 July 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	NNE	NNE	WSW	NNW
	14 s	cross	5 s	14 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 July 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
	N	N	N	WSW
	6 s	cross- on	6 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 July 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
	N	NW	NNW	N	WSW
	7 s	on	7 s	7 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 July 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
	NNW	WNW	NW	NNE	WSW
	7 s	cross- on	7 s	7 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 July at 9 am

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

Image captured 6 minutes after high water (at high ordinary tide). Tide height was 2.9m (9.5 ft). Range 3.92m (12.9 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Anatori River Surf Photo: 'A good day on the west coast' by Rob Davies

Sunny morning with light offshore winds and excellent surf conditions. Typically about head-high but every 10 minutes there was a set of 5 or 6 bigger waves, say 2 or 3 feet overhead at exposed spots. The only problem was the long period which made for sectioning waves that often broke wide on the reefs and beaches north of here.

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 9:47 am 20 Jul 2020