Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
14.6°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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 9PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (29 Oct)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (29 Oct)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Thu
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
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0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
8
3
WSW
9
3
W
8
3.5
WSW
8
3.5
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
W
14
4
W
9
4.5
WSW
10
5
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
12
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
892
1245
1417
1574
1689
2121
2296
4619
5223
2959
4279
5891
6222
5357
4805
4328
3495
2995
2658
2168
1804
Wind (km/h)
35
W
30
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
50
SW
45
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
12:20PM2.84m
00:50AM2.78m
1:12PM2.73m
1:49AM2.62m
2:13PM2.60m
Low Tide
6:32PM-0.04m
7:00AM0.11m
7:28PM0.11m
7:58AM0.28m
8:34PM0.26m
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
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rain showers
part cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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clear
clear
part cloud
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clear
clear
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6:22
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6:20
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6:20
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8:05
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8:06
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 mm
2
3
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1
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1
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Temp °C
13
12
13
11
10
10
10
11
11
12
12
11
10
9
10
10
12
12
12
12
10
Feels °C
7
6
5
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
0
3
5
5
8
9
8
8
6
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