Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
13.4°C
0.2° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 5PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (30 Sep)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (30 Sep)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
6
2.4
WSW
6
2.4
WSW
6
2.3
WSW
6
2.1
WSW
6
2
WSW
6
2.1
WSW
6
2.2
WSW
6
2.2
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1570
975
934
1531
1587
1610
1822
1949
393
426
454
421
333
283
300
340
2243
2243
2379
2088
1646
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:35PM2.77m
00:57AM2.75m
1:19PM2.64m
1:49AM2.57m
2:14PM2.48m
Low Tide
6:44PM-0.03m
7:10AM0.07m
7:32PM0.13m
8:02AM0.26m
8:33PM0.31m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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7:07
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7:32
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7:34
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7:35
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Temp °C
12
14
14
12
8
7
7
6
10
13
13
10
9
9
9
9
12
14
15
12
11
Feels °C
10
11
9
7
2
0
0
-2
2
5
5
2
2
2
2
2
5
7
8
6
6
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