Paturau River surf break

Paturau River surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 02 Mar 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
18.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Paturau River today?

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 11AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (02 Mar)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (02 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thu
05
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.4
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
Period(s) (?)8111111111011911111111111111212019181818171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)23754063862745244340416524710781154154135103134268362413620620586643635
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
15
SE
5
SSW
10
N
5
NW
15
NE
5
E
0
SE
0
NE
5
SE
10
NE
15
NNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
0
ENE
10
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassoffcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:47AM
2.78
10:11PM
2.72
10:29AM
2.87
10:51PM
2.77
11:07AM
2.88
11:28PM
2.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:37AM
0.06
4:00PM
-0.08
4:20AM
-0.07
4:41PM
-0.17
4:59AM
-0.15
5:19PM
-0.19
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thu
05
Sunrise--7:11-------7:11-------7:13-----
Sunset-----8:12-------8:09-------8:08--
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
2-----------------------
Temp. °C101012151515121111101415151512121212151717161414
Feels °C (?)6710111211999711111111991011151413121112
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