Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
13.4°C
0.4° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 12PM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)8ft (2.4m)15s
Afternoon (14 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Evening (14 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
!
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2
3
4
4
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.5
W
12
1.7
W
12
2.1
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2758
2793
2722
2386
2290
1340
1204
1517
1393
800
687
1496
1775
1299
1008
342
331
269
265
312
646
765
1104
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:20AM2.67m
11:39PM2.63m
11:56AM2.54m
00:17AM2.45m
12:32PM2.38m
Low Tide
5:14AM-0.14m
5:29PM-0.06m
5:50AM0.02m
6:06PM0.11m
6:27AM0.20m
6:45PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:19
6:20
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
10
12
14
14
12
10
10
9
9
12
15
15
12
10
11
11
11
13
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
7
6
9
9
9
7
6
7
5
5
7
9
8
6
4
6
6
7
9
9
9
10
9
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