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Paturau River surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand
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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 slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Paturau River today (01 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 7PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Paturau River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 73mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Mon night, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thu 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 11 | NNW 6 | |
2906 | 2702 | 2633 | 2314 | 2813 | 3137 | 2093 | 1484 | 923 | 588 | 575 | 612 | 513 | 395 | 273 | 128 | 198 | 409 | 404 | 165 | 128 | 95 | 91 | 154 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:03AM2.62m | 10:18PM2.64m | 10:40AM2.59m | 10:54PM2.60m | 11:18AM2.53m | 11:31PM2.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:13PM0.39m | 4:28AM0.38m | 4:50PM0.41m | 5:05AM0.40m | 5:26PM0.43m | 5:44AM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | |
— | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | |
8 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | WSW 12 | WNW 11 | N 10 | W 10 | W 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
2906 | 49 | 38 | 2314 | 50 | 44 | 2093 | 1484 | 923 | 588 | 425 | 369 | 290 | 200 | 123 | 92 | 198 | 409 | 404 | 165 | 121 | 92 | 91 | 66 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WNW 11 | WSW 12 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 12 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 9 | W 10 |
49 | 24 | 48 | 51 | 56 | 56 | 40 | 72 | 86 | 53 | 20 | 19 | 38 | 66 | 93 | 87 | 64 | 41 | 25 | 142 | 128 | 95 | 41 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 12 | — | — | WSW 12 | W 9 | W 10 | NW 8 | — | — | W 20 | N 13 | NW 7 | W 13 | SW 7 | SW 7 | NW 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 12 | W 7 |
— | — | — | 56 | — | — | 53 | 39 | 67 | 17 | — | — | 7 | 30 | 13 | 125 | 24 | 23 | 12 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 10 | N 10 | — | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 6 |
— | 2702 | 2633 | — | 2813 | 3137 | — | — | — | 277 | 575 | 612 | 513 | 395 | 273 | 128 | 57 | 344 | 341 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 57 | 154 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 99 | 26 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 91 | 91 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 93 | 93 |
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