Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
13.7° C
0.6° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 6PM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)4ft (1.2m)16s
Afternoon (19 Aug)6ft (1.9m)15s
Evening (19 Aug)6ft (1.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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)
4
3
2
2
3
3
2
4
3
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
768
1740
1674
1609
1499
1312
763
1016
886
731
711
681
572
563
563
415
637
485
472
361
356
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:58PM2.22m
2:31AM2.15m
2:53PM2.08m
3:35AM2.03m
4:02PM1.99m
Low Tide
7:51AM0.42m
8:14PM0.54m
8:40AM0.62m
9:13PM0.71m
9:43AM0.78m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
5:54
 mm
Temp °C
9
11
12
11
12
11
10
9
11
13
13
10
9
9
9
9
10
12
12
10
8
Feels °C
6
9
9
8
10
9
8
7
10
11
9
6
5
6
6
5
6
7
6
4
2
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