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Paturau River surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand
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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
16.1° 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 11AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (03 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Paturau River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wed 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 15 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | |
687 | 678 | 569 | 490 | 402 | 396 | 396 | 390 | 321 | 312 | 307 | 227 | 224 | 220 | 125 | 125 | 112 | 181 | 195 | 236 | 118 | 233 | 158 | 154 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:21AM2.61m | 10:35PM2.62m | 10:57AM2.54m | 11:10PM2.54m | 11:34AM2.44m | 11:47PM2.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:13AM0.17m | 4:31PM0.22m | 4:47AM0.23m | 5:06PM0.29m | 5:21AM0.31m | 5:42PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:31 | |
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Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
11 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
687 | 678 | 569 | 490 | 402 | 396 | 396 | 390 | 321 | 312 | 307 | 227 | 224 | 220 | 125 | 125 | 94 | 181 | 195 | 236 | 79 | 233 | 158 | 154 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 10 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | WSW 14 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 |
2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 106 | 109 | 112 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 118 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | — | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 10 | N 10 | N 6 | N 6 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 |
2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 |
— | — | — | — | 5 | 25 | 33 | 19 | 16 | 32 | 27 | 23 | 36 | 47 | 29 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 144 | 93 | 93 | 13 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 144 | 182 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 13 | 0 |
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