Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
13.2°C
0.1° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 10AM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)17s
Afternoon (06 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (06 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
17
1.3
WSW
17
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
17
1.2
WSW
17
1.1
WSW
17
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
645
896
907
813
813
768
644
758
758
857
898
745
661
653
644
636
636
758
849
775
886
994
886
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
10
SW
5
SSE
15
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
6:43AM2.28m
7:14PM2.42m
7:46AM2.39m
8:11PM2.57m
8:38AM2.52m
8:59PM2.69m
Low Tide
12:59PM0.44m
1:32AM0.25m
1:59PM0.27m
2:26AM0.09m
2:48PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
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cloud
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6:56
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6:54
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7:38
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7:39
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7:40
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Temp °C
8
7
11
12
12
10
8
8
9
10
13
15
15
14
12
13
12
11
14
15
16
14
13
Feels °C
4
2
7
7
7
6
4
3
4
6
9
11
11
11
9
11
9
9
13
13
12
11
9
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