Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
13.6°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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 7PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (27 Aug)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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)
3
2
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
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0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
W
12
1.7
W
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.6
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
3
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
4
NNW
10
4.5
NNW
10
3.5
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
2.5
NNW
9
2.3
NW
9
1.4
NNW
9
1.2
WSW
12
2
WSW
11
2
WSW
10
2
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
9
0.7
W
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1074
833
333
435
566
1116
1591
2275
3307
3633
2608
1592
1080
790
304
400
899
794
756
415
351
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
10
ENE
15
NNE
20
NNE
30
N
30
N
35
N
35
NNW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:05AM2.58m
9:19PM2.71m
9:40AM2.68m
9:52PM2.81m
10:13AM2.76m
Low Tide
3:14PM0.21m
3:30AM0.12m
3:46PM0.09m
4:04AM-0.00m
4:19PM-0.00m
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
6:02
 mm
2
1
1
2
10
25
2
Temp °C
12
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
12
13
12
10
10
9
10
13
13
11
10
Feels °C
9
7
8
10
11
10
8
7
6
8
9
11
10
5
4
3
4
6
6
4
4
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