Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Issued: 11 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
14.9° 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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 3AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 05). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)10ft (3.0m)18s
Afternoon (06 Jul)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (06 Jul)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Mon morning, calm by Wed morning).

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
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)
!
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4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
W
10
2.5
W
13
3
W
13
2.5
W
13
3
W
18
3
W
16
3
W
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1178
2392
2723
2567
5104
4271
4215
3937
3574
3059
2543
2115
1900
1432
911
678
534
439
529
434
421
402
440
780
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
25
ESE
35
SE
45
ESE
55
ESE
55
ESE
50
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
20
SE
30
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SW
5
SSW
0
ESE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
1:11AM2.51m
1:39PM2.38m
1:58AM2.44m
2:28PM2.31m
2:51AM2.38m
3:25PM2.27m
Low Tide
7:03PM0.34m
7:30AM0.30m
7:48PM0.37m
8:18AM0.32m
8:39PM0.41m
9:11AM0.34m
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cloud
light rain
light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:52
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
4
2
1
1
1
4
3
6
7
16
6
1
Temp °C
9
10
10
11
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
11
13
13
12
Feels °C
6
4
3
2
1
2
3
5
7
7
6
8
6
8
8
7
9
10
9
10
10
10
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
W
10
2.5
W
13
3
W
13
2.5
W
13
3
W
18
3
W
16
3
W
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.4
ESE
8
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
Energy kJ
1178
2392
2723
2567
5104
4271
4215
3937
3574
3059
2543
2115
1900
1432
911
678
534
226
529
434
421
402
440
780
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
15
0.7
N
8
0.5
N
8
1
W
19
0.2
N
8
0.7
NNE
9
1.1
N
9
1.1
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.9
SW
8
0.9
SW
8
0.9
SW
8
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.7
E
7
0.5
E
5
0.6
WSW
6
0.6
W
18
Energy kJ
517
61
33
715
5
90
194
173
200
235
161
102
93
91
91
439
149
111
45
14
33
227
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.9
SW
8
0.2
N
7
0.2
W
21
0.3
W
20
0.4
WSW
19
0.5
W
18
0.4
E
8
Energy kJ
84
55
28
18
86
4
35
67
125
167
20
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
3
1.1
ESE
4
2.1
ESE
6
3.5
E
8
4
E
9
4
E
9
3.5
ESE
9
3
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
5
1.7
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.8
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
6
Energy kJ
5
42
310
1352
2104
2524
1830
1202
691
182
106
102
175
200
172
328
319
258
59
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
6
5
4
5
1
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
4
Distance (km)
10
93
93
93
93
151
229
93
96
93
93
93
93
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
0
13
26
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
6
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
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