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Paturau River surf break

Paturau River surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 12 Mar 2026 NZDT
Forecast 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
18.1° 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 7PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (12 Mar)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (12 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
1.6
N
1.8
N
1.6
N
1.4
N
1.2
N
1
N
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.8
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)121114131212111181010109966777810101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9085108151172193217206313625484369246164197232171173349776970863942923
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
NE
10
N
5
N
0
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
10
S
10
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:19PM
1.90
5:53AM
1.91
6:31PM
1.95
7:05AM
2.02
7:34PM
2.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:58AM
0.78
11:32PM
0.80
12:17PM
0.76
12:50AM
0.73
1:24PM
0.64
1:51AM
0.57
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise--------7:24-------7:24-------
Sunset---7:55-------7:53-------7:52----
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----1286324----13------
Temp. °C161918181717171618181919181616151516171713121212
Feels °C (?)131717171817171519192019161212111415131310999
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