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Paturau River surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 11 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.9° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Paturau River today?
The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 2AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Paturau River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 96 | 71 | 60 | 64 | 62 | 85 | 115 | 189 | 232 | 143 | 253 | 1036 | 485 | 610 | 755 | 835 | 657 | 932 | 964 | 2831 | 3484 | 3294 | 2652 | 2209 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:49PM 1.93 | 5:20AM 2.01 | 5:53PM 2.04 | 6:18AM 2.17 | 6:46PM 2.21 | 7:05AM 2.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:04PM 0.65 | 11:40AM 0.53 | 12:07AM 0.50 | 12:34PM 0.33 | 12:57AM 0.30 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
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