Paturau River surf break

Paturau River surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 19 Apr 2026 NZST
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
17.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Paturau River today?

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 9PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)--
Afternoon (19 Apr)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (19 Apr)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
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2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.1
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)141414141414131313121212121212121211111116161514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)30423042304229802886212015079437125304372132932371791211047069685083123120
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
20
ENE
10
SE
10
SE
20
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
20
SSE
15
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
N
5
ESE
5
SSW
10
SSE
5
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffglasscrossonglassglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:58PM
2.91
11:24AM
2.89
11:47PM
2.81
12:19PM
2.73
12:43AM
2.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:47PM
-0.23
5:08AM
-0.19
5:36PM
-0.07
6:00AM
-0.03
6:30PM
0.14
7:01AM
0.16
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise------7:03-------7:05-------7:05-
Sunset5:53-------5:52-------5:51-------
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
121131----1-----------21-
Temp. °C1513121111121416161312119111114141311111191114
Feels °C (?)131010876910107555891112119987710
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