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 am 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
15.6° C

1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (09 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 4PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jun)11ft (3.5m)16s
Afternoon (09 Jun)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (09 Jun)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Fri
12
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
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4
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6653
5856
4924
4257
3504
3053
2493
2264
2001
1613
1439
1277
1002
874
862
711
701
1240
1239
1025
948
874
752
651
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
10
SW
5
SE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
W
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
W
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:12PM2.19m
4:37AM2.30m
5:12PM2.26m
5:36AM2.41m
6:10PM2.39m
Low Tide
9:58AM0.38m
10:23PM0.44m
10:56AM0.30m
11:23PM0.35m
11:53AM0.21m
00:20AM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:48
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:08
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
10
14
14
11
10
10
9
9
10
12
13
10
9
9
8
8
8
11
12
10
8
8
8
9
Feels °C
5
9
12
10
7
7
6
6
7
11
12
8
6
7
6
6
6
10
9
6
3
3
3
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
Energy kJ
6653
5856
4924
4257
3504
3053
2493
2264
2001
1613
1439
1277
1002
874
862
711
701
1240
1239
1025
948
874
752
651
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
21
0.1
W
21
0.2
W
20
0.3
W
20
0.4
W
19
0.7
W
18
0.8
WSW
18
0.1
W
22
0.4
W
20
0.7
W
5
0.5
W
18
0.5
W
18
Energy kJ
9
9
30
67
112
307
408
9
119
28
162
162
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
20
0.2
W
20
0.5
W
18
0.5
W
18
Energy kJ
68
30
154
154
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
Energy kJ
34
51
69
77
58
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
2
3
2
2
3
3
Distance (km)
144
24
20
93
10
10
10
10
10
0
20
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
20
24
24
20
20
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
8
7
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
7
8
8
9
9
9
7
6
8
6
6
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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