Paturau River surf break

Paturau River surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 04 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
16.2° 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 9AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (04 May)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (04 May)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.5
W
15
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
16
1.7
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
321
312
307
227
224
585
125
125
112
181
195
236
236
180
158
154
154
116
68
142
188
181
188
225
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
E
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
20
N
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
10:57AM2.54m
11:10PM2.54m
11:34AM2.44m
11:47PM2.43m
12:14PM2.32m
Low Tide
4:47AM0.23m
5:06PM0.29m
5:21AM0.31m
5:42PM0.38m
6:00AM0.40m
6:23PM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
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7:18
7:18
7:20
7:20
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5:34
5:32
5:31
5:30
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
9
9
11
14
14
11
10
10
9
9
11
13
13
11
10
10
12
14
15
17
17
15
16
17
5
4
7
10
10
7
6
6
5
5
8
10
10
9
7
8
9
13
14
16
15
14
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.1
N
10
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.7
N
5
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
Energy kJ
321
312
307
227
224
2
125
125
94
181
195
236
236
180
158
154
154
116
68
25
188
181
188
191
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
15
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
6
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
N
6
0.3
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.5
WSW
16
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
106
107
112
3
2
2
2
9
1
11
3
4
12
142
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.3
WSW
16
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
2
2
3
3
2
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
53
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
1.4
WSW
12
1
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
WNW
3
1
N
5
1.2
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.7
N
6
Energy kJ
10
21
24
18
34
585
44
33
24
14
10
7
3
3
1
2
55
96
124
225
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
13
93
26
144
204
93
93
93
93
93
93
93
93
93
93
13
0
0
0
143
143
24
91
93
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
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