Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.9° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 3PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (05 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (05 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri night, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.9
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
11
2
WNW
10
2
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
560
484
408
317
249
233
164
125
85
94
67
86
57
57
57
59
149
248
637
733
695
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
ENE
5
N
0
W
5
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
NW
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:51PM2.40m
2:16AM2.43m
2:48PM2.29m
3:22AM2.32m
3:58PM2.23m
Low Tide
7:42AM0.23m
8:03PM0.34m
8:35AM0.35m
9:04PM0.44m
9:39AM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:42
 mm
3
4
3
Temp °C
7
9
10
8
7
6
6
6
7
9
10
7
6
6
7
8
10
10
10
11
12
Feels °C
3
5
7
6
4
3
3
4
5
7
6
3
2
2
4
5
7
7
7
8
9
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