Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
14.0°C
1.0° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 4AM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)6ft (1.9m)15s
Afternoon (07 Sep)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (07 Sep)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 7°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Mon morning, calm by Mon night).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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)
0
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2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3738
3142
2450
1976
1519
1174
899
778
862
837
744
643
633
614
566
522
444
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
10
WNW
15
E
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
30
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
0
WSW
5
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SE
Wind State
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
off
High Tide
5:52AM2.26m
6:27PM2.38m
7:01AM2.41m
7:29PM2.57m
Low Tide
11:36PM0.44m
12:11PM0.46m
00:47AM0.26m
1:16PM0.26m
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:10
6:12
 mm
6
7
6
10
4
9
5
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
13
10
8
7
8
9
9
9
8
8
9
12
11
11
10
Feels °C
12
13
10
2
-1
-2
1
4
5
5
5
7
7
8
7
8
8
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