Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
13.9°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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 5PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (08 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (08 Sep)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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)
2
1
2
3
2
1
1
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
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)
1.4
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
633
285
493
444
374
311
193
180
350
415
452
460
452
515
313
452
280
929
3216
1193
3798
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
NW
35
SW
35
SW
25
SW
10
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:01AM2.41m
7:29PM2.57m
7:57AM2.57m
8:19PM2.76m
8:46AM2.70m
Low Tide
1:16PM0.26m
1:44AM0.05m
2:09PM0.05m
2:34AM-0.13m
2:55PM-0.12m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
6:14
 mm
1
4
2
2
Temp °C
10
12
12
11
10
10
10
9
10
12
13
11
10
10
11
11
11
12
12
10
8
Feels °C
8
9
10
10
7
6
6
5
7
10
9
6
6
5
5
7
7
4
4
4
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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