Paturau River Surf Break
Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Paturau River

Issued: 5 pm 06 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
15.5° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (06 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 10PM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jun)--
Afternoon (06 Jun)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (06 Jun)8ft (2.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the ESE by Tue morning).

Sat
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tue
9
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)
0
0
0
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1
1
0
0
0
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2
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NNW
9
2.2
W
7
2.4
WSW
8
2.2
W
9
2.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
2.4
WSW
9
2.2
WSW
10
2.2
WSW
9
2.2
WSW
9
1
W
20
1.5
W
19
3
WSW
18
3.5
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
377
427
640
794
1094
1323
1027
862
875
753
761
1570
5846
6423
6155
6488
6459
6690
7489
1869
2365
2836
5296
4900
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
35
SW
30
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
5
ESE
10
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross
High Tide
1:26PM2.26m
1:43AM2.31m
2:17PM2.20m
2:37AM2.25m
3:13PM2.17m
3:36AM2.25m
Low Tide
7:34PM0.49m
8:06AM0.46m
8:26PM0.50m
9:00AM0.43m
9:23PM0.49m
9:58AM0.38m
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:47
7:48
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:08
5:08
 mm
Temp °C
15
13
13
12
13
11
10
13
13
11
12
13
13
13
14
15
14
13
13
12
11
10
10
12
Feels °C
10
7
6
6
6
4
5
8
6
5
5
6
6
6
7
9
7
7
7
6
5
5
8
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NNW
9
1.3
NNW
9
1.3
NNW
10
1.2
NNW
10
1.1
NW
10
0.9
NNW
9
2.4
WSW
9
2.2
WSW
10
0.7
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
1
W
20
1.5
W
19
0.6
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
8
1.4
W
16
1.9
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
Energy kJ
377
305
278
251
216
151
1027
862
86
70
761
1570
50
28
18
1009
1869
2365
2836
5296
4900
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
10
0.3
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
18
0.5
WSW
11
0.2
E
4
0.3
WSW
17
0.9
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.3
W
22
0.6
W
21
0.7
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
1.6
W
9
Energy kJ
250
67
63
73
2
56
125
88
83
320
85
67
431
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
19
0.2
W
18
0.3
WSW
17
0.2
W
17
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
24
0.2
W
23
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
16
Energy kJ
69
27
59
23
11
11
43
5
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
5
2.2
W
7
2.4
WSW
8
2.2
W
9
2.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
2.2
WSW
9
2.2
WSW
9
2.1
WSW
9
2.2
WSW
8
3
WSW
18
3.5
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
3
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
10
Energy kJ
94
427
640
794
1094
1323
875
753
660
657
5846
6423
6155
6488
6459
6690
7489
1642
1338
1125
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
4
4
5
Distance (km)
102
91
197
96
96
101
24
20
157
157
157
157
157
157
157
157
157
157
200
103
103
20
20
93
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
5
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
9
9
5
5
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
6
7
7
8
8
8
9
8
7
6
7
5
5
5
7
9
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