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Paturau River surf break

Paturau River surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 26 Aug 2025 NZST
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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
13.4° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Paturau River this week:

The surf forecast for Paturau River over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 27) at 3AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 18s period with a secondary swell of 1.1m and 13s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Paturau River in the next 12 days are 6.0m 12s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 31) at 3PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.2m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 28) at 12AM.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 3AM (Wed 27th Aug)3.5ft (1.0m) 18s
Best Surf 9PM (Thu 28th Aug)8ft (2.5m) 8s
Most Powerful 3PM (Sun 31st Aug)20ft (6.0m) 12s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Paturau River over the next 12 days.

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Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Thu night).

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tue
02
NightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.6
WSW
1.6
NW
2.3
W
2.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
2.5
WNW
4
NW
4.5
W
6
W
3.5
WSW
3.5
W
4
W
4.5
W
3.5
W
4
W
Period(s) (?)1416161514610111012121191112121211111212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)102812348733991702821196177224233546501425502966431311145672538013406473341314529
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
10
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
10
WNW
25
NW
25
WSW
25
W
35
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
20
NW
30
NW
45
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
35
W
40
W
45
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:34PM
2.65
11:51AM
2.53
12:07AM
2.51
12:25PM
2.41
12:43AM
2.36
1:00PM
2.27
1:24AM
2.20
1:43PM
2.12
2:15AM
2.05
2:38PM
1.99
3:22AM
1.94
3:52PM
1.91
4:39AM
1.92
5:14PM
1.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:47AM
0.05
6:00PM
0.13
6:20AM
0.17
6:34PM
0.26
6:56AM
0.31
7:12PM
0.41
7:37AM
0.47
7:58PM
0.57
8:26AM
0.63
8:58PM
0.71
9:31AM
0.75
10:16PM
0.78
10:52AM
0.78
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tue
02
Sunrise-7:01--7:01--6:58--6:58--6:56--6:54--6:52-
Sunset--6:00--6:01--6:02--6:04--6:04--6:05--6:06
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
mod rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C101414111414111111121313139891111101112
Feels °C (?)8109610866379970-4-133036
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Nelson - West Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update Cross-off wind 45 km from Paturau River has become light (light winds from the ESE at FarewellSpitAws). Waves should be turning clean at Paturau River. 1.2m 13s groundswell from the WSW with a 0.6m 18s long period groundswell from the W and a 0.4m 6s windswell from the N. 3 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

    46 minutes ago Paturau River

  2. Lovely day with light breezes that were never worse than cross-shore. The swell of the past few days would have been a bit small for here but it was joined by a building groundswell of more than 20 seconds. Although this second swell was only about 0.5m, it was enough to create sets to about head-high every 15 minutes or so. Slowly increasing as the tide dropped. Just 2 surfers out.

    8 hours 29 minutes ago Wharariki Beach, 20 km away
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45 km away, 46 min ago

7 km/h
ESE
0.0
13.4
Air / Water (°C)
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Information about the Paturau River Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Paturau River provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Paturau River can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Paturau River surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Paturau River) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Paturau River may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

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