Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 07 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) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 4AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s 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 (08 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (08 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (08 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
975
907
828
721
633
285
467
380
317
260
211
186
297
359
431
439
394
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
W
10
W
5
W
5
NNW
5
ENE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
E
5
NNW
15
W
20
WSW
25
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:27PM2.38m
7:01AM2.41m
7:29PM2.57m
7:57AM2.57m
8:19PM2.76m
Low Tide
00:47AM0.26m
1:16PM0.26m
1:44AM0.05m
2:09PM0.05m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
 mm
Temp °C
9
8
8
9
9
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
10
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
3
4
5
7
7
9
9
8
7
7
5
6
7
10
9
7
4
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