Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Issued: 5 am 13 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 12PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

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

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tue
16
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.8
W
16
1.1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
14
2.5
W
17
2
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
390
762
1004
978
892
869
845
714
694
691
572
555
555
468
372
326
644
527
513
558
1776
1886
4273
1889
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
WNW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
20
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
5
ESE
Wind State
glassy
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross
off
High Tide
7:28AM2.70m
7:59PM2.71m
8:23AM2.83m
8:52PM2.86m
9:19AM2.92m
9:45PM2.97m
Low Tide
1:16AM0.09m
1:45PM0.02m
2:10AM-0.04m
2:39PM-0.05m
3:04AM-0.14m
3:33PM-0.09m
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
7:50
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
11
12
13
15
14
14
13
13
13
12
13
15
15
13
13
14
14
14
14
15
14
13
12
11
Feels °C
10
11
11
13
12
11
11
11
10
8
10
12
11
9
9
10
11
10
10
11
10
8
7
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
15
1.3
NW
6
1.1
W
18
1.4
W
17
2
WSW
16
Energy kJ
154
762
1004
978
892
869
845
714
694
691
572
555
555
468
372
294
644
527
513
558
136
803
1150
1889
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.8
W
18
0.8
W
17
0.8
W
16
0.8
W
16
0.4
WSW
20
0.9
NNW
6
1.7
W
8
Energy kJ
327
138
99
11
11
39
82
82
124
268
258
404
399
381
343
326
129
69
364
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
18
0.8
W
14
Energy kJ
390
260
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
8
0.9
W
8
1.2
W
5
1.2
W
6
1.1
W
6
1.2
W
6
1.2
W
6
1.4
W
6
1.4
W
6
1.4
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.2
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.5
W
6
1.6
W
7
1.8
WNW
7
2.1
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
14
2.5
W
17
0.5
E
3
Energy kJ
92
104
77
113
100
119
116
125
129
129
112
120
106
118
173
229
299
1776
1886
4273
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
4
Distance (km)
0
13
20
93
93
93
93
93
93
93
93
93
93
93
93
197
197
101
197
96
212
96
102
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
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
3
3
9
9
2
2
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
8
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
4
4
5
5
5
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