Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 08 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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 6AM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)7ft (2.2m)15s
Afternoon (09 Jul)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (09 Jul)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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)
4
4
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4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.7
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
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
17
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
744
1211
2662
2543
2249
1851
1517
1204
1061
919
2096
1864
1630
1255
1239
1082
938
902
726
557
594
1450
1271
1255
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
E
10
E
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:53AM2.35m
4:29PM2.27m
4:59AM2.38m
5:37PM2.33m
6:07AM2.46m
Low Tide
9:38PM0.43m
10:12AM0.36m
10:43PM0.42m
11:17AM0.35m
11:51PM0.35m
12:25PM0.30m
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7:52
7:52
7:52
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5:16
5:17
5:19
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
10
9
9
9
12
12
10
10
10
9
8
7
7
9
9
8
8
8
7
8
10
9
9
Feels °C
8
7
5
6
7
9
9
8
7
7
6
4
3
3
6
7
6
6
6
4
5
7
6
7
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