Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Issued: 5 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
14.6° 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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 1PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)7ft (2.2m)11s
Afternoon (04 Jul)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (04 Jul)15ft (4.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 109mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Mon morning).

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
2
3
3
!
3
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NW
7
2.2
NW
12
2.2
WNW
11
3
NW
11
2.5
WNW
10
4
NNW
10
4.5
NNW
10
3.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
2.4
NW
10
2.1
NW
9
1
W
16
1.8
W
10
2
W
10
2.1
W
10
1.9
WSW
14
3
W
13
2.5
W
13
3
W
18
3
W
17
3
W
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
295
1324
1101
2047
1341
2787
3762
2162
1509
1037
744
535
661
786
937
1367
2678
2528
5163
4799
4511
4220
3857
3504
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
35
N
20
NW
25
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSE
30
ESE
35
SE
40
SE
45
SE
40
SE
15
ESE
25
SE
10
S
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:16PM2.53m
00:30AM2.59m
12:56PM2.46m
1:11AM2.51m
1:39PM2.38m
Low Tide
6:06AM0.31m
6:23PM0.32m
6:47AM0.30m
7:03PM0.34m
7:30AM0.30m
7:48PM0.37m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
cloud
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:54
7:54
7:52
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
7
17
4
2
3
1
8
1
2
18
12
6
8
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
12
12
10
10
10
10
11
11
12
10
10
10
9
Feels °C
9
8
8
7
7
7
10
8
8
9
8
8
9
7
7
4
3
2
2
4
7
5
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
12
0.2
WSW
13
2.2
WNW
11
0.1
W
22
2.5
WNW
10
0.3
W
20
0.5
W
19
3.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
1.2
NNE
8
2.1
NW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.8
W
10
2
W
10
2.1
W
10
1.9
WSW
14
3
W
13
2.5
W
13
3
W
18
3
W
17
3
W
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
Energy kJ
151
17
1101
9
1341
68
183
2162
1509
172
744
432
661
786
937
1367
2678
2528
5163
4799
4511
4220
3857
3504
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
W
18
0.2
W
18
0.1
W
22
0.3
W
16
0.2
WSW
16
1.7
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
0.9
W
18
1
NNE
8
1.4
NNW
9
1.4
NNW
9
1.1
NNW
8
1
W
15
1.5
WNW
12
1.4
E
6
1
W
19
0.5
NNE
9
2.2
NNE
10
1.9
NNE
9
1.7
NNE
9
Energy kJ
16
6
25
9
48
26
372
291
498
140
311
275
171
434
614
156
722
47
887
585
408
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.2
W
21
0.7
W
18
0.8
W
18
0.5
W
11
0.9
W
17
1
W
16
0.9
W
16
0.9
W
15
0.9
NNW
8
0.7
N
8
0.5
N
8
Energy kJ
6
36
318
404
58
459
535
406
367
107
63
33
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NW
7
2.2
NW
12
1.5
N
6
3
NW
11
2.3
N
8
4
NNW
10
4.5
NNW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.4
NW
10
0.9
E
4
2.2
ESE
7
2.2
ESE
8
4
ESE
9
4
E
9
2.4
E
8
1.2
E
7
0.8
ESE
6
Energy kJ
295
1324
154
2047
620
2787
3762
1261
1037
27
408
540
2737
2424
724
130
40
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
1
1
3
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
4
3
4
4
5
5
4
5
6
1
1
1
Distance (km)
91
93
207
212
212
222
225
84
84
84
84
91
93
20
10
13
93
151
195
172
93
84
84
91
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
2
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
8
7
6
6
5
6
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
6
5
6
8
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