Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Issued: 11 pm 30 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 (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 2AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 30). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (01 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (01 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.4
WSW
13
0.5
W
10
0.7
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
352
342
336
273
273
273
222
198
151
147
140
104
125
93
66
66
65
65
64
78
71
54
49
88
Wind (km/h)
5
E
0
SE
5
SE
5
S
5
SSE
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:04PM2.67m
10:26AM2.64m
10:40PM2.69m
11:02AM2.63m
11:15PM2.68m
11:38AM2.59m
Low Tide
4:15AM0.42m
4:35PM0.40m
4:51AM0.38m
5:10PM0.36m
5:27AM0.34m
5:45PM0.33m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:54
7:54
7:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:13
5:14
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
9
9
9
12
12
12
11
10
10
10
11
13
14
11
10
10
10
10
11
14
13
13
Feels °C
9
9
8
7
8
11
10
10
10
9
7
7
8
10
11
8
7
7
7
7
9
11
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.4
NNW
4
0.5
W
10
0.7
W
10
Energy kJ
352
342
336
273
273
273
222
198
151
147
140
104
125
93
66
66
65
65
64
78
71
7
49
88
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.2
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.4
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
14
Energy kJ
3
3
1
1
6
6
6
1
6
6
6
6
6
1
3
3
54
40
40
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.2
W
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
W
16
0.4
W
10
Energy kJ
25
6
1
6
6
21
26
21
34
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.2
W
3
0.8
NNW
5
1.1
NW
6
Energy kJ
1
3
4
4
1
2
1
3
2
1
1
1
31
67
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
93
13
0
0
13
93
93
93
93
93
93
13
93
13
13
93
93
93
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
6
5
7
8
9
9
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