Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.7° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 11PM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)--
Afternoon (04 Sep)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (04 Sep)13ft (4.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the ENE by Sun night).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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)
0
0
0
0
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!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
W
10
4
W
10
4
W
10
4
W
11
4
W
14
3.5
W
14
3.5
W
14
3.5
W
14
3.5
W
14
3.5
W
15
3.5
W
15
3.5
W
16
3.5
W
16
3.5
W
17
3.5
W
17
3.5
W
17
3
W
16
3
W
16
2.5
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3218
3364
3297
3580
5934
5511
5261
5380
5660
5726
5977
6203
6309
6251
6104
5955
4567
4410
3738
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:27PM2.29m
3:10AM2.25m
3:46PM2.20m
4:34AM2.20m
5:12PM2.23m
Low Tide
8:48PM0.46m
9:24AM0.54m
10:12PM0.52m
10:50AM0.57m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
6:09
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
2
2
Temp °C
13
11
11
11
11
10
12
12
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
Feels °C
5
2
2
3
4
4
6
6
6
5
7
8
8
9
9
8
8
10
11
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