Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.7° 

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):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 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 9PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)--
Afternoon (30 Jul)4ft (1.2m)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 25mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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)
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
14
2.2
NW
6
3
NW
8
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
9
3.5
W
9
4
W
10
4.5
W
11
5
W
13
4.5
W
13
4
W
13
3.5
W
13
3.5
W
13
3
W
13
2.4
W
13
2.1
W
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
490
396
1065
1255
1328
1622
2048
2783
4764
7200
7370
5798
4763
3748
2826
1843
1290
913
718
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
30
NNW
20
W
25
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
10
S
20
ESE
15
ESE
5
ENE
5
N
10
W
15
SW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:20PM2.77m
10:40AM2.71m
10:53PM2.80m
11:14AM2.70m
Low Tide
4:14PM0.27m
4:31AM0.22m
4:47PM0.19m
5:05AM0.14m
5:20PM0.14m
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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
4
11
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
11
12
12
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
7
8
11
10
9
8
Feels °C
8
8
7
7
6
3
2
2
1
0
1
4
5
2
4
8
7
6
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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