Paturau River surf break

Paturau River surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 24 May 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
15.0° 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 8PM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)4ft (1.2m)18s
Afternoon (24 May)6ft (1.8m)16s
Evening (24 May)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Sun
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
18
1.8
WSW
17
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
929
1800
1672
1591
1411
1230
911
886
778
659
793
1026
922
908
787
666
579
127
125
125
93
91
87
133
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
NW
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
5
SSE
5
NE
0
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:24PM2.31m
4:54AM2.40m
5:24PM2.30m
5:52AM2.41m
6:20PM2.34m
Low Tide
10:10AM0.46m
10:36PM0.56m
11:11AM0.50m
11:36PM0.56m
12:06PM0.50m
00:31AM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:14
5:14
Temp °C
12
14
14
12
12
12
12
12
12
15
15
12
11
12
12
12
12
15
14
13
12
11
11
11
9
10
11
10
11
11
12
11
11
13
10
7
5
6
6
6
6
14
13
13
9
8
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
18
1.8
WSW
17
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.9
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
Energy kJ
929
1800
1672
1591
1411
1230
911
886
778
659
13
5
5
4
4
5
1
39
125
125
93
91
87
82
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
12
0.5
N
11
0.5
N
11
0.5
N
10
0.4
N
10
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
8
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
15
Energy kJ
320
62
58
51
30
6
25
14
30
14
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
127
18
7
52
84
83
133
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
11
0.2
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.4
N
9
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
W
19
0.2
W
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
17
0.3
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
64
13
4
26
6
3
13
3
1
2
2
7
26
30
59
3
2
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
4
1.5
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
0.3
E
2
0.2
E
4
0.7
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
Energy kJ
27
34
37
22
15
793
1026
922
908
787
666
579
1
2
30
92
83
85
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
0
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
24
144
93
93
93
93
93
93
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
2
6
7
7
7
6
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
6
7
9
9
9
9
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