Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.7° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 4PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)6ft (1.9m)16s
Afternoon (18 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (18 Sep)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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)
2
1
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
W
15
3.5
W
15
4
WSW
9
5
WSW
11
5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1776
1753
3718
3756
3080
2786
2749
3178
3452
3874
3522
3716
4445
5674
2737
5255
6720
7610
8323
8530
8533
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
W
45
W
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:05PM2.05m
2:51AM1.97m
3:15PM1.93m
4:04AM1.90m
4:35PM1.91m
Low Tide
7:55AM0.60m
8:28PM0.67m
8:57AM0.75m
9:43PM0.77m
10:15AM0.81m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:22
6:23
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
14
15
12
10
10
10
10
12
13
14
13
13
12
11
9
10
11
11
10
8
Feels °C
6
8
8
6
6
6
4
4
6
7
9
7
5
4
1
-1
0
3
4
3
2
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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