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Paturau River surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand
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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
15.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Paturau River today?
The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 10AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Paturau River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | |
516 | 411 | 370 | 346 | 341 | 336 | 341 | 341 | 247 | 236 | 232 | 181 | 181 | 178 | 133 | 131 | 132 | 207 | 240 | 285 | 390 | 378 | 469 | 511 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 11:18AM2.90m | 11:40PM2.90m | 12:16PM2.79m | 00:37AM2.79m | 1:17PM2.64m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:59AM-0.17m | 5:28PM-0.02m | 5:56AM-0.05m | 6:24PM0.13m | 6:57AM0.10m | 7:24PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:16 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 13 | NNE 6 | WNW 14 | W 13 |
516 | 411 | 370 | 346 | 341 | 336 | 341 | 341 | 247 | 236 | 232 | 181 | 181 | 178 | 133 | 131 | 125 | 85 | 82 | 47 | 70 | 51 | 269 | 511 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | — | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | NNW 3 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WSW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 22 | 40 | 27 | 119 | 87 | 146 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | W 19 | — | W 16 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 11 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | — | 5 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 61 | 29 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | W 2 | W 2 | W 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | N 3 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 132 | 207 | 240 | 285 | 390 | 378 | 469 | 439 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 144 | 93 | 13 | 13 | 93 | 13 | 13 | 93 | 93 | 13 | 0 | 93 | 93 | 91 | 93 | 96 | 96 | 91 | 93 | 93 |
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