Paturau River surf break

Paturau River surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 01 Apr 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
18.3° C
(Which is 1.2°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: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 01). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (02 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (02 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.1
W
Period(s) (?)13131313131313131313131312121113912121111111313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)514817722624499421421357269265212209136127853567129158145167130192389
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
5
E
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
0
SSW
5
NW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassglassoffoffcross-
off
glassoncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:24PM
2.69
10:39AM
2.76
10:58PM
2.70
11:13AM
2.72
11:30PM
2.67
11:47AM
2.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:15PM
-0.06
4:32AM
-0.06
4:50PM
-0.07
5:06AM
-0.05
5:24PM
-0.04
5:39AM
-0.00
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise------7:45-------7:46-------7:47-
Sunset-7:22-------7:21-------7:20------
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
----------------------11
Temp. °C151413121211141617141313131316171715141415151617
Feels °C (?)141413111110141516131112121113141412111214131415
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