Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
13.5° C
0.5° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 5AM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (12 Aug)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (12 Aug)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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)
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
!
!
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
18
0.6
W
18
0.7
W
17
0.7
WSW
17
0.6
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.6
W
16
1.6
N
7
2.1
N
8
2.1
N
8
2
N
8
0.8
WSW
18
1.4
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
11
1
W
17
1
WSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
232
225
297
286
188
183
179
276
553
569
491
408
386
761
581
603
625
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:34PM2.79m
9:03AM2.78m
9:23PM2.95m
9:51AM2.87m
Low Tide
2:48AM-0.13m
3:13PM-0.10m
3:37AM-0.26m
3:59PM-0.22m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
 mm
2
5
5
5
5
4
2
2
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
11
12
12
11
11
12
12
13
14
15
14
13
13
Feels °C
5
4
5
5
7
8
8
8
7
9
9
10
11
13
13
13
12
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