Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Issued: 5 am 25 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
14.7° 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 (25 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 10AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (25 Jun)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (25 Jun)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sun
28
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)
2
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3
2
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
N
8
2.2
WSW
8
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
460
699
2028
3142
3192
2906
2676
2460
2077
1731
1310
1096
986
965
543
867
757
757
669
659
659
387
372
365
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
25
SW
20
SW
5
S
20
E
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
W
5
WSW
5
SW
5
S
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
NW
5
W
0
S
0
E
5
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:06AM2.31m
6:33PM2.29m
6:58AM2.35m
7:23PM2.38m
7:45AM2.43m
8:08PM2.48m
Low Tide
12:19PM0.69m
00:47AM0.68m
1:11PM0.68m
1:36AM0.64m
1:59PM0.63m
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:54
7:54
7:54
7:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:10
5:10
5:10
 mm
2
1
5
3
1
Temp °C
13
12
11
11
9
8
9
8
8
8
8
10
10
10
11
12
13
12
12
14
14
13
12
12
Feels °C
11
7
6
10
5
5
7
5
5
5
5
7
8
7
9
9
11
10
10
13
12
13
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
N
8
1.6
N
8
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
10
Energy kJ
460
364
2028
3142
3192
2906
2676
2460
2077
1731
1310
1096
986
965
543
867
757
757
669
659
659
387
372
365
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1.2
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.6
N
8
1.3
E
7
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
12
1.1
WSW
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
15
Energy kJ
384
362
191
103
42
157
130
89
58
31
20
10
5
27
131
23
24
32
27
26
26
257
257
326
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.3
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.3
E
7
0.7
WSW
8
0.3
W
16
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.6
E
6
Energy kJ
18
13
8
13
9
4
6
3
3
8
63
47
24
16
26
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
4
2.2
WSW
8
1.1
E
6
1.4
E
7
Energy kJ
1
699
85
205
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
10
24
24
96
93
93
20
20
20
10
10
20
13
0
0
13
0
13
0
0
93
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
8
5
7
7
5
6
6
6
5
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