Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
13.9° 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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 18s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 3AM is: 3.0m 19s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)10ft (3.0m)18s
Afternoon (03 Aug)11ft (3.5m)18s
Evening (03 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
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0
0
!
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3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
11
0.9
W
20
3
WSW
19
3
WSW
19
3
WSW
18
3
WSW
18
3.5
WSW
18
3.5
WSW
8
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
571
637
5609
6638
6468
5909
6635
1493
1481
1585
1658
1331
1352
1447
1242
917
642
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
WNW
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:02AM2.74m
12:25PM2.60m
00:41AM2.66m
1:05PM2.51m
Low Tide
6:17AM0.10m
6:32PM0.17m
6:58AM0.15m
7:14PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
 mm
Temp °C
9
10
10
11
12
13
13
12
12
12
11
10
10
11
10
9
8
Feels °C
3
3
3
3
4
6
5
4
5
4
3
3
5
6
6
5
4
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