Paturau River surf break

Paturau River surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 15 Jul 2025 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
14.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Paturau River today?

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 9AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (15 Jul)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (15 Jul)8ft (2.4m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
W
1.8
W
1.6
WSW
1.7
W
1.8
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.4
WNW
4.5
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.5
W
0.7
W
1
W
1.2
W
2.1
W
2.2
W
2.3
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.7
W
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2
W
2.1
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.4
WSW
2.5
W
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)1110141313891313121212121213131313121212121212222019181212161615141417171715191817161616161515151615141413131313141515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)140511191029132314298982060638767246817497938243230261134632920153012399298026334974384285226371111150124822684271425862295202119541786181718851820238431273016245521032107133012001097284939135155620957264739399735022634316328012558
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
0
N
15
E
10
ENE
15
WSW
20
W
10
SSE
30
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
5
SE
5
W
5
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
40
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
10
S
5
ESE
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:09AM
2.80
12:36PM
2.66
12:52AM
2.75
1:21PM
2.58
1:40AM
2.66
2:10PM
2.49
2:34AM
2.56
3:07PM
2.40
3:38AM
2.47
4:13PM
2.35
4:48AM
2.42
5:25PM
2.36
5:59AM
2.44
6:36PM
2.44
7:07AM
2.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:25AM
0.12
6:42PM
0.19
7:11AM
0.14
7:28PM
0.23
8:00AM
0.20
8:20PM
0.30
8:54AM
0.28
9:20PM
0.38
9:56AM
0.37
10:29PM
0.43
11:05AM
0.43
11:42PM
0.42
12:17PM
0.42
12:52AM
0.34
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Sunrise--7:50-------7:48-------7:48-------7:48-------7:47-------7:47-------7:46-------7:45-
Sunset----5:21-------5:22-------5:22-------5:23-------5:24-------5:24-------5:25-------
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Rain (mm)
---3511-----------------------------------------1-----------
Temp. °C1110111111111111111211121210999881111987789121210911111010131310999910131312131212111112131099981013
Feels °C (?)8979879444444444445985321236654553377554445776655334753235811
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