Paturau River surf break

Paturau River surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 21 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 5PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)8ft (2.4m)13s
Afternoon (21 Feb)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (21 Feb)8ft (2.5m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
!
4
4
4
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.4
WSW
1.9
WSW
2.3
W
2.5
W
2.5
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
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)131313131313141414141414141413131313121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1965215426682490181620351360218526062740272427522140153113131155968825774838847713336361
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
NNW
10
NW
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:59PM
2.86
1:22AM
2.70
1:42PM
2.73
2:07AM
2.57
2:32PM
2.56
3:01AM
2.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:14PM
-0.04
7:30AM
0.05
7:58PM
0.09
8:18AM
0.20
8:49PM
0.27
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise--------7:01-------7:03-------
Sunset---8:24-------8:23-------8:22----
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------1---------------
Temp. °C161818171414151617181917141413131617181715151517
Feels °C (?)11121211881011121112108121212151615121091015
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