Paturau River surf break

Paturau River surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 23 Feb 2026 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
18.1° 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 7AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 23). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (23 Feb)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (23 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
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4
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.4
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
1
W
1
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
1.4
WSW
1.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)14141313131312121212121212121111918181817161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)224415641313115596881277493384792373551221115017324717616123023046543210291180
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
10
SSE
0
NE
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
E
15
ENE
10
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
glassoncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:07AM
2.57
2:32PM
2.56
3:01AM
2.41
3:36PM
2.38
4:10AM
2.28
4:55PM
2.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:58PM
0.09
8:18AM
0.20
8:49PM
0.27
9:16AM
0.36
9:51PM
0.45
10:32AM
0.50
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise----7:03-------7:03-------7:05---
Sunset-------8:22-------8:21-------8:19
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131314151617171715141415192020171615151418201917
Feels °C (?)711131415151412108810172021161612131116181917
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