Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Issued: 5 am 23 Jun 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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 1PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (23 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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)
3
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
!
!
3
2
3
2
3
!
!
!
!
!
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
2.1
N
8
2.2
N
9
2
NNE
9
0.9
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
447
447
447
453
467
480
373
367
294
290
232
229
617
759
603
321
384
439
853
2179
2377
2111
1674
1361
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
NE
15
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
20
E
25
ENE
25
E
30
E
25
ESE
20
SE
10
SSE
10
SW
5
SW
15
NE
30
ESE
10
SE
10
SSW
5
SE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:11AM2.36m
4:39PM2.24m
5:10AM2.30m
5:38PM2.24m
6:06AM2.31m
6:33PM2.29m
Low Tide
10:26AM0.59m
10:53PM0.66m
11:23AM0.66m
11:52PM0.69m
12:19PM0.69m
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:54
7:54
7:54
7:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:09
5:09
5:10
 mm
2
2
1
6
3
1
2
8
2
Temp °C
9
8
9
12
13
11
12
11
12
12
13
14
13
14
13
13
13
13
12
11
8
8
9
8
Feels °C
7
5
6
9
10
8
9
8
8
8
9
10
9
9
9
10
11
11
10
8
1
5
6
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
1
N
6
0.8
WSW
13
2.1
N
8
2.2
N
9
2
NNE
9
1.9
NE
9
1.6
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.9
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
Energy kJ
447
447
447
453
467
480
373
85
101
101
84
229
617
759
603
547
368
363
853
2179
2377
2111
1674
1361
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.3
WNW
7
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.1
W
7
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.9
NNW
10
1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.4
N
8
1.1
N
8
0.8
N
8
1.4
E
7
0.8
E
6
0.5
E
6
Energy kJ
61
45
37
25
23
14
11
367
294
290
232
1
204
207
229
161
384
439
271
156
78
203
50
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
E
3
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
12
0.7
NW
10
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
NW
9
0.6
E
5
1.1
WSW
13
0.4
ENE
5
0.5
N
8
0.3
N
7
0.2
E
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
11
11
5
5
2
6
96
321
112
18
458
8
28
10
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
3
0.3
E
2
0.4
ENE
3
1.1
NNE
6
0.5
ESE
3
0.5
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
1.8
NE
7
1
E
5
1.4
E
6
1.2
E
5
1.1
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
5
1.6
E
7
Energy kJ
1
1
3
82
6
7
11
21
349
51
121
85
64
33
27
239
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
13
93
10
93
93
93
93
0
0
0
13
10
93
93
10
20
10
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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