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Paturau River surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Paturau River today?
The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 4PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 19s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Paturau River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 1011 | 1145 | 1809 | 1954 | 2935 | 2223 | 1926 | 1851 | 1395 | 1298 | 1443 | 1516 | 2306 | 3241 | 4725 | 7717 | 3200 | 2763 | 2700 | 2374 | 2785 | 4214 | 3535 | 3609 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:12PM 2.24 | 5:52AM 2.23 | 6:25PM 2.33 | 6:57AM 2.32 | 7:24PM 2.47 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:51AM 0.67 | 11:35PM 0.54 | 12:09PM 0.60 | 12:43AM 0.44 | 1:11PM 0.46 | 1:37AM 0.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Nelson - West Coast
The wind is still cross-on at Paturau River (strong winds from the W at FarewellSpitAws 45 km from Paturau River). 2.4m 13s groundswell from the W with a 1.1m 19s long period groundswell, also from the W. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
45 km away, 41 min ago
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