Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
14.6° C
1.1° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 9PM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)--
Afternoon (19 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Evening (19 Jul)6ft (1.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night).

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1842
1519
1330
1158
1016
1002
862
837
735
714
693
595
547
538
454
384
757
745
188
Wind (km/h)
5
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
S
10
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:14PM2.59m
1:36AM2.61m
2:00PM2.42m
2:26AM2.42m
2:51PM2.27m
Low Tide
7:21PM0.20m
7:52AM0.26m
8:10PM0.39m
8:40AM0.46m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:47
7:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:24
5:25
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
12
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
10
9
10
11
13
13
10
9
Feels °C
12
9
8
7
6
5
6
6
7
6
7
8
8
8
8
8
7
4
2
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