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Paturau River surf break

Paturau River surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 16 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
18.1° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Paturau River today?

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 3AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Afternoon (17 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (17 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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

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16 DaysHourly
Print Table
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
1
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.7
WSW
Period(s) (?)1716161616161414141414131313131313131310991012
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)41081137962938817806789659649480480368341307253257209189350334235194181137
Wind
(km/h)
30
WSW
30
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
0
S
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
S
10
E
10
ESE
5
E
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:10PM
2.44
9:25AM
2.60
9:49PM
2.61
10:02AM
2.78
10:25PM
2.76
10:38AM
2.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:59PM
0.23
3:18AM
0.18
3:37PM
0.03
3:55AM
0.01
4:14PM
-0.14
4:31AM
-0.13
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise------7:28-------7:28-------7:30-
Sunset-7:49-------7:47-------7:45------
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201814141313161818171615141518181817161716151819
Feels °C (?)151310111111161817151412101216151615151715141819
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