Paturau River surf break

Paturau River surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 28 Mar 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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Paturau River today?

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 7PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)6ft (1.9m)9s
Afternoon (28 Mar)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (28 Mar)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
3
!
!
3
2
!
!
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
NW
1.7
WNW
1.6
NW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.7
NW
2.1
NW
2.1
NW
1.9
NW
1.8
NW
2.2
W
2.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
Period(s) (?)98813131313141414131313911111010161616999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)493374331317317312317322326322312249242471105395479865025582620838139116161599
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
20
NW
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
W
10
W
25
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
35
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossglassononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:22PM
2.31
7:51AM
2.46
8:20PM
2.43
8:42AM
2.60
9:07PM
2.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:07PM
0.40
1:37AM
0.43
2:07PM
0.25
2:31AM
0.26
2:55PM
0.11
3:16AM
0.11
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise--------7:41-------7:41-------
Sunset---7:30-------7:28-------7:25----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------111421-------
Temp. °C182020181717171719192017161616161720191714141312
Feels °C (?)17191917161617182020211415161616172015128755
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