Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.6° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 2PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s
Afternoon (21 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (21 Sep)8ft (2.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon morning, calm by Wed night).

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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)
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0
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0
1
0
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0
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1
1
1
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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)
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
14
2
W
14
1.9
W
14
2
W
14
2.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
8
3.5
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5409
4891
3940
3030
2297
1668
1423
1472
2629
1410
1835
2081
1223
1223
1330
3933
4621
4891
5326
4944
4582
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
10
SW
15
SE
10
E
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
High Tide
5:48PM2.00m
6:18AM2.04m
6:46PM2.15m
7:10AM2.20m
7:31PM2.34m
Low Tide
11:33AM0.76m
00:08AM0.67m
12:35PM0.62m
1:02AM0.50m
1:24PM0.44m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:24
6:25
6:27
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
13
13
11
10
10
12
13
11
13
13
11
11
11
10
9
10
11
9
7
7
Feels °C
4
5
5
4
4
5
9
10
4
5
5
3
4
4
2
3
5
5
6
3
4
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