Paturau River surf break

Paturau River surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 28 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
17.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Paturau River today?

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 3PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)6ft (1.9m)9s
Afternoon (28 Mar)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (28 Mar)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


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Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tue
31
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
3
3
3
3
4
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
NW
2.1
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
WNW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
NW
1
WSW
2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)99981413131313141414131313131111111016161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7986754933743313173173123173223263223122492422476576346105005752084838827
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
0
SW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NW
10
S
5
NE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
35
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossglassglassoncross-
on
oncross-
off
glasscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:47AM
2.32
7:22PM
2.31
7:51AM
2.46
8:20PM
2.43
8:42AM
2.60
9:07PM
2.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:07PM
0.40
1:37AM
0.43
2:07PM
0.25
2:31AM
0.26
2:55PM
0.11
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tue
31
Sunrise--7:39-------7:41-------7:41-----
Sunset-----7:30-------7:28-------7:25--
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------13143------
Temp. °C181718191918171717171919201816161515171919171514
Feels °C (?)17161718181816161718212021171617151518171412108
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