Paturau River surf break

Paturau River surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 22 Feb 2026 NZDT
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Paturau River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
18.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Paturau River today?

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 3AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Afternoon (22 Feb)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (22 Feb)8ft (2.5m)14s

Table - waves today at Paturau River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
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0
0
!
0
0
0
!
4
3
4
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
WSW
2.4
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
2.3
W
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.1
W
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)131314141414141414141313131312121212121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)181620351360125922162297247125612171150913131155968812774933847713336368211330438460
Wind
(km/h)
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
5
S
5
WSW
5
SE
10
NW
10
NNW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
20
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crossglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:22AM
2.70
1:42PM
2.73
2:07AM
2.57
2:32PM
2.56
3:01AM
2.41
3:36PM
2.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:14PM
-0.04
7:30AM
0.05
7:58PM
0.09
8:18AM
0.20
8:49PM
0.27
9:16AM
0.36
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise----7:01-------7:03-------7:03---
Sunset-------8:23-------8:22-------8:21
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----1-------------------
Temp. °C141314161719191713131312161818171515151619211918
Feels °C (?)8791213121210711111115161413109101317211615
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