Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Issued: 5 pm 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
14.9° C

Slightly warmer than usual

Paturau River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Paturau River today (13 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 2AM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Afternoon (13 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Evening (13 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Mon
15
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
0.8
W
18
1.2
W
16
1.4
W
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
0.9
W
18
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
W
16
1.1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
849
948
1007
850
390
762
1004
978
892
869
845
714
694
691
572
555
504
444
372
412
644
527
507
558
Wind (km/h)
0
N
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
SSE
5
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
7:05PM2.55m
7:28AM2.70m
7:59PM2.71m
8:23AM2.83m
8:52PM2.86m
9:19AM2.92m
Low Tide
12:50PM0.11m
1:16AM0.09m
1:45PM0.02m
2:10AM-0.04m
2:39PM-0.05m
3:04AM-0.14m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
11
11
11
11
12
13
15
14
14
14
13
13
12
13
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
Feels °C
12
10
9
9
10
11
12
13
11
12
12
11
10
9
10
11
10
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
10
1.2
W
16
1.4
W
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
Energy kJ
849
948
1007
850
154
762
1004
978
892
869
845
714
694
691
572
555
451
444
372
294
644
527
507
558
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.4
W
5
0.6
W
18
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
W
9
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
24
0.2
W
22
0.3
W
22
0.3
W
22
0.4
W
20
0.6
W
20
0.6
W
19
0.8
W
18
0.9
W
18
0.8
W
17
0.8
W
16
0.9
W
16
0.1
W
24
0.2
W
22
Energy kJ
27
20
8
224
327
138
99
11
11
39
82
82
124
268
258
404
504
386
343
412
11
37
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
18
Energy kJ
390
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
9
0.9
W
8
1
W
8
1.2
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.2
W
7
1.1
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.4
W
6
1.5
W
6
1.6
W
6
1.5
W
6
1.4
W
6
1.4
W
6
1.5
W
6
1.5
W
6
1.5
W
6
1.6
W
7
Energy kJ
96
116
127
96
137
131
107
123
125
148
187
176
153
134
165
178
190
240
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
93
93
93
93
93
93
93
93
93
93
93
93
93
93
101
101
101
157
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
9
9
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
8
9
6
4
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
9
9
8
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