Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
14.6° C
1.1° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 7AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)10ft (3.0m)15s
Afternoon (18 Jul)10ft (3.0m)18s
Evening (18 Jul)8ft (2.5m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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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1
!
0
0
!
3
!
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
18
2
WSW
18
2.5
WSW
17
3
WSW
17
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3378
3333
3333
3288
3243
2701
4767
2384
4191
4501
4142
3847
1576
2134
1842
1519
1330
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
15
SW
5
ENE
15
NE
10
E
15
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:02AM2.96m
12:29PM2.76m
00:48AM2.80m
1:14PM2.59m
Low Tide
6:18AM-0.10m
6:35PM0.03m
7:05AM0.06m
7:21PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
10
12
12
10
11
12
11
10
11
14
13
11
10
Feels °C
2
2
2
2
3
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
8
12
10
9
7
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