Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Issued: 11 am 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
14.6° C

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 (16 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 4PM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Afternoon (16 Jun)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (16 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
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)
!
!
!
!
2
1
!
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
!
!
!
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
1.9
W
7
1.8
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
8
1.5
W
9
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2041
2012
1755
1558
1299
1316
1759
1530
1347
376
406
483
355
705
705
785
1491
1896
1677
412
341
317
534
423
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
10
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:16AM2.96m
10:38PM3.02m
11:11AM2.94m
11:31PM3.00m
12:05PM2.86m
00:24AM2.92m
Low Tide
4:26PM-0.09m
4:52AM-0.19m
5:19PM-0.05m
5:47AM-0.12m
6:12PM0.04m
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:52
7:52
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:08
5:08
5:08
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
12
10
10
11
11
12
13
13
14
12
11
11
11
10
10
12
13
11
10
10
11
10
Feels °C
8
9
11
7
6
5
4
5
8
9
12
10
9
10
9
5
4
5
8
8
7
7
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
13
0.2
E
4
0.1
W
23
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
8
1.5
W
9
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
14
0.5
W
18
0.5
W
17
0.7
W
16
1.2
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
Energy kJ
2041
2012
1755
1558
1299
1
10
203
153
483
355
705
705
210
155
147
257
412
193
160
534
423
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.1
W
22
0.1
W
21
0.5
W
11
1
WSW
11
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
6
0.5
W
18
0.2
E
4
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.6
W
16
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
Energy kJ
15
11
4
9
9
64
230
33
29
155
1
3
3
188
341
317
346
336
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.3
WSW
16
0.2
W
20
0.5
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.4
E
5
0.1
N
13
0.5
W
16
0.1
N
12
0.8
W
15
0.7
W
15
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
Energy kJ
3
48
30
120
160
8
3
134
3
294
215
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
W
3
2
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
1.9
W
7
1.8
WSW
8
0.5
E
3
0.6
E
4
1
E
5
1.8
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
7
Energy kJ
27
20
8
1316
1759
1530
1347
376
406
4
11
58
785
1491
1896
1677
305
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
10
10
144
93
93
93
144
157
157
144
10
0
0
0
20
144
144
209
20
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
5
5
5
7
4
4
4
4
5
6
8
8
6
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
4
4
4
5
5
6
8
8
6
5
6
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