Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
13.8° C
0.5° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 12PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (30 Jul)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (30 Jul)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
2.4
NW
6
3
NW
8
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
9
3.5
W
9
3.5
W
10
4.5
W
11
4.5
W
13
5
W
14
4.5
W
14
4.5
W
14
3.5
W
13
3
W
13
2.5
W
13
2.1
W
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
780
671
572
572
322
461
1452
1591
1419
1859
2069
2542
4632
7781
8722
7820
7475
4876
3059
2069
1313
928
718
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
WNW
25
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
10
SW
15
ESE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
0
WNW
10
SW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
High Tide
10:06AM2.67m
10:20PM2.77m
10:40AM2.71m
10:53PM2.80m
11:14AM2.70m
Low Tide
3:56AM0.32m
4:14PM0.27m
4:31AM0.22m
4:47PM0.19m
5:05AM0.14m
5:20PM0.14m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:36
 mm
1
2
2
1
2
4
12
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
10
10
10
9
10
10
9
9
8
10
10
9
8
Feels °C
9
9
11
9
8
7
7
7
5
3
2
2
1
0
2
4
6
5
4
7
8
7
5
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