Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Issued: 5 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
14.9° C

1.3°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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 9AM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 07). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Afternoon (07 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (07 Jul)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue morning, calm by Thu morning).

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
!
!
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
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
1.1
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.2
W
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2543
2115
1857
1432
1130
982
534
439
529
440
427
414
350
780
704
626
1077
2543
2348
1690
1374
1204
1061
919
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
35
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
0
SE
10
WNW
5
W
5
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
0
SW
5
NE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:58AM2.44m
2:28PM2.31m
2:51AM2.38m
3:25PM2.27m
3:53AM2.35m
4:29PM2.27m
Low Tide
8:18AM0.32m
8:39PM0.41m
9:11AM0.34m
9:38PM0.43m
10:12AM0.36m
10:43PM0.42m
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
<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>
5:15
5:16
5:16
5:17
 mm
6
13
17
6
4
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
14
14
12
11
10
10
9
10
12
13
11
9
9
Feels °C
6
8
7
7
7
7
8
10
11
10
11
12
13
10
8
7
7
6
7
10
11
9
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
Energy kJ
2543
2115
1857
1432
1130
982
534
135
529
440
427
414
350
780
704
626
1077
2543
2348
1690
1374
1204
1061
767
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
8
0.9
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.9
SW
8
1.1
WSW
14
0.9
E
7
0.7
E
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
WSW
19
0.7
WSW
7
0.6
W
18
0.8
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
17
1.1
W
16
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
7
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
W
19
1.1
W
19
1.2
W
18
Energy kJ
81
103
133
105
58
41
91
439
77
39
11
125
48
227
404
465
620
95
59
157
117
738
885
919
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
7
0.8
SW
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
W
21
0.3
W
20
0.3
E
5
0.5
W
18
0.1
E
9
0.5
E
5
0.6
E
6
0.8
E
9
0.2
W
22
0.4
W
21
0.4
W
21
0.7
W
20
0.9
E
7
1
E
7
Energy kJ
17
64
4
35
67
5
167
2
12
27
106
38
144
144
377
80
108
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
7
2
E
7
2
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
0.3
E
5
0.4
E
3
0.7
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1
E
7
Energy kJ
314
431
377
309
203
151
223
189
4
3
27
145
151
183
92
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
1
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
93
93
93
96
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
0
0
0
0
0
10
10
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
8
8
7
6
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
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