Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.9° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 4PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (27 Jul)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (27 Jul)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
W
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
W
11
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1100
957
926
847
723
560
550
418
234
230
291
303
297
297
292
292
240
301
850
887
907
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
NE
5
WSW
15
SSW
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
E
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:10AM2.41m
8:32PM2.49m
8:52AM2.52m
9:11PM2.61m
9:31AM2.61m
Low Tide
2:25PM0.61m
2:43AM0.55m
3:05PM0.48m
3:21AM0.43m
3:41PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:32
 mm
Temp °C
7
10
11
9
8
7
7
7
8
11
11
9
9
8
8
8
9
12
12
10
10
Feels °C
4
7
9
5
5
4
4
4
5
8
8
8
7
6
6
6
7
9
9
7
8
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