Paturau River surf break

Paturau River surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
16.4° 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 12AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)--
Afternoon (30 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)19s
Evening (30 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
19
0.7
W
18
0.7
W
18
0.7
W
18
0.7
W
18
0.7
W
17
0.8
WSW
17
0.8
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
365
328
318
307
300
297
394
372
432
1294
1393
1415
1171
1122
1106
989
801
905
663
755
663
673
586
529
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
0
SE
5
NW
10
W
10
SW
10
SSE
5
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
8:20PM2.57m
8:37AM2.65m
8:56PM2.63m
9:12AM2.66m
9:30PM2.66m
9:47AM2.65m
Low Tide
2:09PM0.19m
2:29AM0.18m
2:47PM0.15m
3:05AM0.14m
3:22PM0.15m
3:39AM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:13
7:15
7:16
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5:39
5:38
5:37
5:37
Temp °C
17
15
14
14
13
12
13
14
13
12
11
10
10
9
11
13
14
12
12
11
10
10
11
14
14
11
10
10
10
8
9
8
8
8
8
7
8
8
11
12
13
10
11
10
8
6
7
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
19
0.7
W
18
0.9
WSW
13
0.7
W
18
0.7
W
18
0.9
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
17
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
14
Energy kJ
365
328
249
307
300
70
394
333
359
1294
1393
1415
1171
1122
1106
989
801
905
663
755
663
673
586
529
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
13
0.7
W
18
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
W
17
0.9
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
16
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.6
E
4
0.5
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.7
WSW
5
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.5
W
17
Energy kJ
66
102
318
195
186
297
64
372
432
11
11
11
11
15
13
9
4
3
20
1
12
9
10
144
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.8
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.2
W
18
0.2
N
11
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
16
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
10
10
3
2
2
172
94
2
10
2
11
12
3
25
9
1
9
5
12
12
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
0.4
E
3
1.3
E
5
1.8
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.5
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
Energy kJ
308
292
95
106
109
2
90
286
286
165
72
40
28
20
36
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
Distance (km)
93
182
144
93
93
93
13
192
194
13
0
0
0
0
0
144
157
13
0
0
0
20
26
157
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
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