Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.8° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 7AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (02 Sep)8ft (2.4m)14s
Evening (02 Sep)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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)
0
0
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0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.2
W
14
2.1
W
14
2
W
14
2
W
14
1.9
W
14
1.9
W
14
2
W
11
2
W
10
2.3
W
14
2.2
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4324
3445
2895
2895
2895
2287
2049
1867
1830
1666
1666
1463
1431
924
884
2155
1995
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
00:15AM2.73m
12:38PM2.59m
1:00AM2.57m
1:26PM2.44m
Low Tide
6:05PM0.04m
6:30AM0.06m
6:48PM0.16m
7:16AM0.22m
7:40PM0.31m
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6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:07
 mm
1
1
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
12
12
11
11
12
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
5
5
4
4
5
7
9
8
8
9
9
10
11
11
11
11
11
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