Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.5° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 11AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (22 Sep)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (22 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Wed night).

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
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0
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1
1
1
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0
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1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
W
14
2
W
14
2.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
9
1.7
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
W
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1423
1472
2397
1123
1444
1323
1223
1367
1525
3960
4600
5017
4944
4944
4640
4014
3745
3397
2846
2526
2934
2513
1312
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
WNW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
5
SW
10
ESE
5
NE
10
NE
5
NNW
5
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
off
glassy
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:18AM2.04m
6:46PM2.15m
7:10AM2.20m
7:31PM2.34m
7:54AM2.37m
8:10PM2.53m
Low Tide
00:08AM0.67m
12:35PM0.62m
1:02AM0.50m
1:24PM0.44m
1:45AM0.31m
2:03PM0.26m
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:25
6:27
6:28
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
12
14
12
13
13
11
11
11
9
8
10
10
9
7
7
7
7
7
9
12
12
10
8
Feels °C
9
11
5
5
5
4
4
4
2
3
5
6
6
4
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
3
2
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