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 07 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
15.7° C

1.3°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 (07 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 20s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 10PM is: 1.1m 19s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 2.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jun)--
Afternoon (07 Jun)7ft (2.2m)9s
Evening (07 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)20s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon morning, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sun
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wed
10
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
!
1
1
1
0
0
!
0
0
0
!
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!
!
!
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4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
9
2.2
WSW
9
1
W
20
1.5
W
19
1.9
WSW
18
3.5
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
4
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
10
2.2
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
787
737
761
1570
2342
6423
6276
6369
6459
6690
2541
2107
2310
6490
6270
5495
4600
3981
3549
2809
2493
2076
1873
1613
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SW
0
E
5
ESE
5
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
0
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
High Tide
2:17PM2.20m
2:37AM2.25m
3:13PM2.17m
3:36AM2.25m
4:12PM2.19m
4:37AM2.30m
Low Tide
8:26PM0.50m
9:00AM0.43m
9:23PM0.49m
9:58AM0.38m
10:23PM0.44m
10:56AM0.30m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
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
14
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
11
10
9
10
13
13
10
10
9
9
8
9
12
Feels °C
7
6
5
5
6
6
7
8
7
7
6
5
5
4
6
10
12
9
8
6
6
5
7
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
1
W
20
1.5
W
19
1.9
WSW
18
0.5
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
2.1
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
Energy kJ
106
70
761
1570
2342
40
27
2107
2310
6490
6270
5495
4600
3981
3549
2809
2493
2076
1873
1613
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
22
0.6
W
21
0.7
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
1.5
W
16
1.8
W
16
0.3
ESE
5
0.1
E
22
0.1
E
21
Energy kJ
83
320
85
67
51
1144
1667
4
9
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
16
Energy kJ
5
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
9
2.2
WSW
9
2.2
WSW
9
2.2
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
7
3.5
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
4
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
Energy kJ
787
737
730
619
475
6423
6276
6369
6459
6690
2541
1932
1700
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
157
157
157
157
157
157
157
157
157
209
227
103
182
24
24
20
20
24
10
10
10
10
10
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
5
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
6
9
5
6
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
7
8
8
8
9
9
7
6
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
9
5
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