Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Issued: 5 pm 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
14.6° 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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 12AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (23 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue night, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Mon
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thu
25
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)
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
!
!
3
3
3
!
!
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1.7
NNE
8
2.2
NNE
8
2.1
N
8
2
N
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.8
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
183
297
307
522
447
447
447
453
467
480
373
367
294
290
286
310
612
632
576
376
389
1157
2948
3736
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
0
NNE
5
E
5
SE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
E
10
E
15
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
20
ESE
10
SSE
15
SW
30
SW
35
SW
25
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:41PM2.31m
4:11AM2.36m
4:39PM2.24m
5:10AM2.30m
5:38PM2.24m
6:06AM2.31m
Low Tide
9:53PM0.58m
10:26AM0.59m
10:53PM0.66m
11:23AM0.66m
11:52PM0.69m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:54
7:54
7:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
5:09
5:09
 mm
2
1
1
1
4
8
2
1
Temp °C
12
11
10
10
9
9
9
12
12
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
12
Feels °C
11
11
9
8
7
7
6
9
9
8
8
7
8
10
9
8
8
8
9
11
10
5
4
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1.2
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
8
2.2
NNE
8
2.1
N
8
2
N
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
WSW
14
0.8
N
8
3.5
WSW
13
Energy kJ
108
297
307
522
447
447
447
453
467
480
373
110
82
103
171
310
612
632
576
376
223
527
82
3736
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.3
WNW
7
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1.1
N
8
0.3
E
5
0.6
N
8
Energy kJ
121
84
82
62
61
59
44
31
23
14
11
367
294
290
286
229
204
207
289
321
389
165
4
45
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.2
E
3
0.2
E
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.4
NW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.4
NW
8
0.3
E
4
Energy kJ
183
78
52
1
1
1
14
11
11
5
5
2
1
1
67
64
17
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
3
0.2
E
3
0.3
E
2
0.5
NE
4
1.1
NNE
6
0.5
ESE
3
0.5
E
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.7
E
4
1
E
5
1.1
E
6
0.8
E
6
1.8
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
12
Energy kJ
1
1
1
10
77
5
6
3
15
55
72
39
372
1157
2948
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
2
1
5
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
13
10
93
93
93
93
93
91
0
0
20
96
93
24
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
8
9
7
8
7
8
7
7
6
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