Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 25 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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 7AM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)7ft (2.2m)14s
Afternoon (26 Aug)8ft (2.4m)14s
Evening (26 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the N by Fri morning).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
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0
0
0
0
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4
2
1
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
2.4
W
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
2.2
W
13
2.1
W
13
2
W
13
1.9
W
12
1.7
W
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.4
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2012
2027
1886
1913
1868
1267
2103
778
663
1642
1491
1298
1083
841
333
370
528
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
25
W
15
W
10
W
5
E
25
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:07PM2.41m
8:28AM2.44m
8:45PM2.57m
9:05AM2.58m
Low Tide
2:19AM0.44m
2:39PM0.37m
2:56AM0.27m
3:14PM0.21m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Temp °C
12
11
11
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
10
10
10
11
12
Feels °C
8
6
7
9
10
9
9
9
10
12
13
14
5
4
6
7
10
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