Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
13.5°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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 1PM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (30 Aug)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (30 Aug)13ft (4.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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)
0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
18
3
WSW
8
3.5
WSW
8
3.5
WSW
9
4
WSW
9
4
WSW
10
4
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
11
5
WSW
10
5
WSW
11
5
WSW
12
5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
10
4
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
516
3796
1118
1547
2079
2805
3313
4046
4754
4757
4793
5386
6312
7220
7247
6618
5929
6495
3100
5534
4584
3680
3137
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:47AM2.79m
10:59PM2.88m
11:21AM2.77m
11:35PM2.83m
11:57AM2.70m
Low Tide
4:37AM-0.08m
4:52PM-0.04m
5:12AM-0.09m
5:26PM-0.03m
5:49AM-0.05m
6:05PM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:04
6:05
 mm
Temp °C
10
12
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
3
6
6
6
5
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
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