Paturau River surf break

Paturau River surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 18 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
15.3° 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 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (19 May)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (19 May)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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)
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
W
17
0.7
W
16
1
W
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
W
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
1.3
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
178
176
214
257
516
411
370
346
341
336
341
341
247
236
232
181
181
178
166
131
125
125
149
147
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SW
5
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:46PM2.96m
11:18AM2.90m
11:40PM2.90m
12:16PM2.79m
00:37AM2.79m
Low Tide
4:34PM-0.14m
4:59AM-0.17m
5:28PM-0.02m
5:56AM-0.05m
6:24PM0.13m
6:57AM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:19
5:17
5:17
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
10
9
9
9
9
10
12
12
10
9
9
9
9
10
13
13
11
12
13
14
14
15
16
11
9
8
7
7
7
8
10
10
8
7
7
6
6
8
11
11
9
11
12
13
13
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.7
W
16
1
W
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
W
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
Energy kJ
178
176
135
257
516
411
370
346
341
336
341
341
247
236
232
181
181
178
166
131
125
85
82
56
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
19
0.5
W
18
0.6
W
17
0.5
WSW
13
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
19
0.2
W
19
0.2
W
19
0.2
W
19
0.2
WNW
14
Energy kJ
110
152
214
92
9
9
9
9
7
7
8
8
8
7
27
28
28
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
3
0.1
W
16
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
W
18
Energy kJ
3
3
1
1
5
22
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
2
0.3
W
2
0.3
W
2
0.3
WNW
2
0.2
WNW
2
0.3
NW
2
0.3
NW
2
0.3
NNW
3
0.6
N
4
1.1
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
15
77
125
149
147
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
143
144
93
93
93
93
93
93
93
93
93
0
0
93
93
93
96
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
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