Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Issued: 5 am 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
15.1° 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 (12 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 10AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 15s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)4ft (1.2m)15s
Afternoon (12 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (12 Jun)5ft (1.6m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Mon
15
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)
!
1
2
3
2
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
2
0
3
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
0.8
W
18
1.5
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
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1728
1556
684
749
849
948
1007
850
390
1204
1004
978
892
869
845
714
694
691
661
555
555
444
378
412
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
5
SE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:32AM2.55m
7:05PM2.55m
7:28AM2.70m
7:59PM2.71m
8:23AM2.83m
8:52PM2.86m
Low Tide
00:20AM0.23m
12:50PM0.11m
1:16AM0.09m
1:45PM0.02m
2:10AM-0.04m
2:39PM-0.05m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
9
10
11
13
13
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
15
15
14
15
14
Feels °C
3
4
6
12
11
10
9
9
10
11
11
12
13
12
13
12
11
10
9
11
12
11
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
18
0.6
W
18
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
10
1.5
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
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
Energy kJ
162
225
684
749
849
948
1007
850
154
1204
1004
978
892
869
845
714
694
691
661
555
555
444
378
294
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
18
0.4
W
18
1
W
15
0.9
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
5
0.6
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.6
W
18
0.9
WSW
14
0.7
W
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
0.7
W
19
0.8
W
18
0.9
W
18
0.8
W
17
0.8
W
16
0.9
W
16
Energy kJ
154
98
447
53
28
19
8
224
327
80
99
11
11
39
82
82
124
268
351
404
504
381
343
412
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
18
Energy kJ
390
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
6
0.9
W
8
1
W
8
1.1
W
6
1.1
W
6
1.2
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.3
W
6
1.4
W
6
1.4
W
6
1.4
W
6
1.6
W
6
Energy kJ
1728
1556
131
115
125
80
80
139
167
138
127
100
125
138
148
199
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
93
24
20
0
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
93
93
93
20
93
93
93
93
93
93
93
143
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
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
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
6
6
6
7
7
9
9
4
4
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
7
7
6
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