Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
14.7° C
1.1° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 5AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 07). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (08 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (08 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
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4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.2
W
18
1.9
WSW
18
1.8
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
17
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
799
446
529
440
427
408
501
780
731
1094
1193
2543
2446
1851
1517
1340
1047
919
2096
1864
1630
1255
1096
1082
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
WSW
5
S
10
NE
10
NNE
5
E
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
E
5
ENE
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:51AM2.38m
3:25PM2.27m
3:53AM2.35m
4:29PM2.27m
4:59AM2.38m
5:37PM2.33m
Low Tide
8:39PM0.41m
9:11AM0.34m
9:38PM0.43m
10:12AM0.36m
10:43PM0.42m
11:17AM0.35m
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7:52
7:52
7:52
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5:16
5:16
5:17
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Temp °C
12
12
12
12
11
13
13
12
11
10
10
10
10
12
12
11
10
9
9
7
7
9
9
8
Feels °C
8
9
10
11
9
10
11
10
9
7
7
7
7
9
10
9
7
5
5
3
3
5
6
5
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