Paturau River surf break

Paturau River surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 17 Nov 2025 NZDT
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
14.8° 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 12AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (18 Nov)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Evening (18 Nov)8ft (2.5m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
1
2
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3
3
3
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
WSW
1.1
NW
1.3
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.1
WNW
1.7
WNW
2.1
NW
2.3
NW
2.5
NW
2.4
NW
2.2
NW
2
NW
1.9
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.4
NW
1
NNW
0.7
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
2.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)117777121112111111101010999981113141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)781051531432043387111229139916521313986753638513406357287137119249122412242187
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
E
10
ESE
15
ENE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
N
5
SSW
0
NE
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
offoffglassglassglassglasscross-
on
glassglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:49PM
2.50
9:10AM
2.51
9:26PM
2.56
9:45AM
2.58
10:02PM
2.60
10:19AM
2.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:41PM
0.44
3:00AM
0.40
3:19PM
0.38
3:37AM
0.36
3:55PM
0.34
4:13AM
0.35
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Sunrise-----6:01-------6:00-------5:58--
Sunset-8:27-------8:29-------8:30------
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---111-111------11------
Temp. °C161715151515161717161716161618181616161515151819
Feels °C (?)151613131213141517161716161618181717161514131514
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