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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 15 Jan 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
17.7° 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 2PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 15). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (15 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (15 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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)
2
2
1
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.8
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
Period(s) (?)151515141414141414131313131313121212121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)128169242400400394384367352373368421408341307288226218215211207169169115
Wind
(km/h)
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
WSW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:10AM
2.28
8:33PM
2.34
8:59AM
2.40
9:20PM
2.46
9:42AM
2.53
10:02PM
2.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:24PM
0.71
2:50AM
0.67
3:11PM
0.62
3:35AM
0.57
3:52PM
0.51
4:15AM
0.46
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise-------6:16-------6:18-------6:18
Sunset---9:00-------9:00-------9:00----
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1254--1122111-331--------
Temp. °C151617191716161616171717161514141516161514141312
Feels °C (?)11131316141414161718171716151212121312119875
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