Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Issued: 5 pm 13 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
15.0° 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 (14 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 12AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 22s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (14 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (14 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tue
16
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
3
1
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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1
0
!
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.8
W
16
1.1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
15
2.2
W
14
2
W
14
2.4
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
W
15
2.4
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
892
869
845
714
694
691
661
555
547
444
372
326
644
527
513
558
1995
1640
3176
3236
3074
2679
2252
1939
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NNW
15
NW
0
W
5
SSE
20
ESE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
High Tide
7:59PM2.71m
8:23AM2.83m
8:52PM2.86m
9:19AM2.92m
9:45PM2.97m
10:16AM2.96m
Low Tide
1:45PM0.02m
2:10AM-0.04m
2:39PM-0.05m
3:04AM-0.14m
3:33PM-0.09m
3:58AM-0.19m
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
4
7
5
1
2
6
2
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
15
15
13
13
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
10
10
Feels °C
12
11
11
11
10
8
8
12
11
9
9
10
11
10
10
11
12
11
10
12
13
13
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
15
0.9
W
15
2
W
14
2.4
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
W
15
2.4
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
Energy kJ
892
869
845
714
694
691
661
555
547
444
372
294
644
527
513
558
339
1640
3176
3236
3074
2679
2252
1939
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
24
0.2
W
22
0.3
W
22
0.3
W
22
0.4
W
20
0.6
W
20
0.6
W
19
0.8
W
18
0.8
W
18
0.8
W
17
0.8
W
16
0.8
W
16
0.9
WSW
18
1.6
NW
6
1.1
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
7
Energy kJ
11
39
82
82
124
268
258
404
399
386
343
326
558
207
99
59
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
8
1.1
W
5
1.2
W
6
1.1
W
6
1.1
W
6
1.1
W
6
1.1
W
6
1.1
W
6
1.2
W
5
1.2
W
5
1.2
W
5
1.2
W
6
1.2
W
6
1.4
W
6
1.5
W
7
1.6
W
7
2.2
W
14
1.1
NNW
6
2.2
NW
7
1.3
W
8
1.3
W
8
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
E
4
Energy kJ
105
51
113
100
97
94
88
80
76
77
83
85
96
146
196
243
1995
82
434
217
196
11
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
4
4
5
1
1
4
4
4
Distance (km)
143
93
93
93
93
93
93
93
93
93
93
101
96
96
96
96
144
93
93
99
96
10
93
10
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
6
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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