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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
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 1AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Paturau River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 15 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | N 7 | N 7 | |
594 | 585 | 125 | 125 | 112 | 181 | 195 | 236 | 236 | 180 | 158 | 154 | 154 | 99 | 68 | 142 | 137 | 184 | 188 | 191 | 186 | 173 | 321 | 501 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:10PM2.54m | 11:34AM2.44m | 11:47PM2.43m | 12:14PM2.32m | 00:28AM2.31m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:06PM0.29m | 5:21AM0.31m | 5:42PM0.38m | 6:00AM0.40m | 6:23PM0.47m | 6:44AM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | |
5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | |
Temp °C | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | N 6 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | N 6 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
3 | 3 | 125 | 125 | 94 | 181 | 195 | 236 | 236 | 180 | 158 | 154 | 154 | 99 | 68 | 23 | 137 | 184 | 69 | 191 | 186 | 172 | 165 | 163 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 6 | NW 10 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | WSW 16 | N 10 | N 10 | WSW 16 | N 10 | N 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
3 | 2 | 106 | 107 | 112 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 142 | 2 | 2 | 188 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 13 | N 12 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | N 6 | N 11 | — | N 10 | N 10 | WSW 16 | N 10 | — | — | N 10 | — | — | — | W 22 | — |
— | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 53 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 9 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 |
594 | 585 | 52 | 33 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 64 | 80 | — | 67 | 92 | 173 | 321 | 501 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 182 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 143 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 93 | 93 | 91 | 93 |
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