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Paturau River surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 21 Apr 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Paturau River today?
The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 4PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 21). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Paturau River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 440 | 372 | 283 | 197 | 194 | 168 | 168 | 134 | 152 | 129 | 117 | 169 | 283 | 230 | 222 | 218 | 174 | 337 | 318 | 394 | 359 | 547 | 534 | 636 | 620 | 1079 | 1065 | 988 | 845 | 822 | 706 | 706 | 594 | 542 | 439 | 433 | 433 | 427 | 362 | 373 | 367 | 352 | 215 | 215 | 269 | 575 | 554 | 573 | 557 | 512 | 497 | 490 | 475 | 390 | 317 | 803 | 894 | 795 | 669 | 651 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | glass | glass | on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:50PM 1.99 | 4:19AM 2.05 | 5:00PM 2.06 | 5:27AM 2.19 | 6:01PM 2.22 | 6:23AM 2.40 | 6:55PM 2.42 | 7:13AM 2.63 | 7:43PM 2.63 | 8:00AM 2.84 | 8:29PM 2.82 | 8:46AM 2.99 | 9:14PM 2.94 | 9:34AM 3.06 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:30AM 0.59 | 10:02PM 0.59 | 10:44AM 0.47 | 11:13PM 0.46 | 11:47AM 0.27 | 12:13AM 0.26 | 12:41PM 0.03 | 1:04AM 0.04 | 1:30PM -0.19 | 1:51AM -0.17 | 2:16PM -0.36 | 2:37AM -0.34 | 3:02PM -0.44 | 3:22AM -0.42 | 3:48PM -0.43 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
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