Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
13.6°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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 7AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (27 Aug)7ft (2.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the N by Fri morning).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
0
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4
3
3
3
3
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0
0
0
0
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0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
W
13
2.1
W
13
2.1
W
13
2
W
13
1.9
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.6
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
9
2.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
4
NNW
10
4
NNW
10
4.5
NNW
10
3.5
NNW
10
3
NW
10
2.4
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1811
1487
1475
1288
1074
930
333
452
721
1332
1801
2792
3609
3692
2292
1368
918
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
10
NE
15
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
35
N
40
N
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:45PM2.57m
9:05AM2.58m
9:19PM2.71m
9:40AM2.68m
Low Tide
2:56AM0.27m
3:14PM0.21m
3:30AM0.12m
3:46PM0.09m
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7:01
7:01
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6:00
6:01
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
8
9
2
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
12
11
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
11
12
13
14
9
7
10
10
9
9
7
7
6
11
9
8
8
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