Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
13.6° C
0.6° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 2AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Afternoon (10 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (10 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
10
Tuesday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
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
NNW
10
1.5
NNW
9
0.9
W
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.7
W
19
0.6
W
19
0.6
W
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
445
360
417
628
589
558
543
536
529
419
390
372
303
273
361
251
232
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:33PM2.39m
7:07AM2.47m
7:38PM2.59m
8:09AM2.63m
8:34PM2.79m
Low Tide
00:52AM0.28m
1:25PM0.27m
1:54AM0.07m
2:23PM0.07m
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
10
12
13
14
11
10
10
10
10
10
12
12
10
9
Feels °C
7
6
6
5
8
8
9
6
6
7
7
7
7
8
8
6
5
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