Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.5° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 8AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 10). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Afternoon (10 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (10 Oct)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
W
18
0.5
W
18
0.6
W
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
923
805
827
894
917
793
783
662
628
494
474
392
402
392
376
297
293
289
217
189
139
162
160
220
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
10
NE
15
E
10
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
5
NNE
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
SSW
5
S
10
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
10
N
5
W
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:03AM2.70m
10:20PM2.79m
10:40AM2.73m
10:57PM2.75m
11:15AM2.71m
Low Tide
3:53AM-0.10m
4:12PM-0.09m
4:31AM-0.12m
4:49PM-0.10m
5:08AM-0.08m
5:25PM-0.05m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:45
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1
1
3
2
2
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1
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Temp °C
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
13
13
13
13
15
16
16
15
13
13
13
13
17
17
17
16
13
Feels °C
12
12
11
12
12
12
14
11
12
13
12
15
14
14
13
11
12
12
12
15
15
16
16
12
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