Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
13.6° C
0.5° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 8PM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)--
Afternoon (07 Aug)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (07 Aug)7ft (2.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the W by Sat night).

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
!
0
0
0
!
!
0
0
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
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
1.9
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
0.8
WSW
18
2.2
NW
9
3
NNE
8
4
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
2.5
NNW
10
2.1
NNW
10
1.7
NNW
10
1.5
NNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
520
670
755
637
490
408
373
393
435
511
457
715
962
3218
1791
1186
800
539
375
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
5
WNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
30
ENE
30
NNW
35
W
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:58PM2.23m
4:38AM2.28m
5:18PM2.25m
5:55AM2.33m
6:33PM2.39m
Low Tide
10:18PM0.49m
10:56AM0.49m
11:38PM0.44m
12:15PM0.43m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:43
 mm
1
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
6
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
11
13
11
11
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
7
8
8
9
9
10
9
10
10
8
7
5
7
4
6
8
8
7
6
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