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: 11 pm 03 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
15.3° 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 (04 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 6AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (04 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (04 Jun)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
!
1
0
0
!
!
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.8
W
9
0.8
WSW
11
1.3
NNW
6
1.9
NNW
7
1.3
NW
7
1.3
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
2.2
NW
10
2.1
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
2.1
NNW
9
2.2
NW
9
2.2
NW
9
2.1
NNW
9
1.9
NNW
9
1.7
NNW
9
1.5
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.8
W
10
1.1
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
130
95
108
150
117
330
194
213
416
416
869
727
388
656
770
788
718
559
474
399
416
473
630
250
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
W
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:31PM2.54m
11:57AM2.45m
00:11AM2.46m
12:40PM2.35m
00:55AM2.38m
1:26PM2.26m
Low Tide
5:44AM0.43m
6:05PM0.45m
6:27AM0.45m
6:47PM0.47m
7:14AM0.46m
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:46
7:46
7:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:09
5:08
 mm
1
5
3
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
14
16
17
16
15
15
16
15
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
13
Feels °C
9
10
12
12
14
16
15
15
14
14
13
15
15
13
13
14
14
13
12
11
10
10
10
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.8
W
9
0.8
WSW
11
0.5
W
7
1.9
NNW
7
1.2
NW
7
1.3
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
2.2
NW
10
1.4
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.1
W
9
1.2
NNE
8
2.2
NW
9
2.1
NNW
9
1.9
NNW
9
1.7
NNW
9
1.5
N
8
1.5
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.3
NNW
9
1.2
NNW
9
Energy kJ
125
92
108
150
24
330
156
213
416
416
869
321
388
217
169
788
718
559
474
319
416
473
276
213
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.2
N
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.9
WNW
8
1.1
N
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.2
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
13
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
W
10
0.3
WSW
13
0.4
SW
13
1.1
NNE
8
1.2
W
11
1.5
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
N
9
1.4
N
9
0.3
W
19
1.1
WNW
10
Energy kJ
130
95
91
11
44
29
109
111
75
12
35
342
273
34
43
143
332
407
375
399
306
297
62
250
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
W
9
0.2
N
12
0.9
NNE
7
0.4
WNW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
10
1.1
N
7
0.4
SW
13
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.5
N
11
0.9
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.3
NW
9
0.3
WSW
18
Energy kJ
11
11
10
24
14
11
77
40
12
18
10
134
44
9
9
42
42
40
59
118
81
13
67
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
4
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.8
NNW
4
1.3
NNW
6
1.3
NW
7
0.8
NNW
8
1.3
NNW
7
2.1
NW
9
1
N
7
2.1
NNW
9
2.2
NW
9
1.8
W
10
1.7
WSW
6
Energy kJ
7
3
6
26
117
194
66
181
727
106
656
770
630
230
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
93
13
93
93
93
96
96
13
13
93
93
93
93
93
91
91
91
13
13
91
91
91
101
96
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
9
8
9
8
6
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