Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 22 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 (22 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 10PM is: 2.2m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)--
Afternoon (22 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (22 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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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)
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
11
2
WNW
6
2.5
WNW
7
3.5
WNW
8
4.5
WNW
9
4
W
10
4.5
W
10
4
W
10
4
W
11
4.5
W
12
4.5
W
13
4.5
W
14
4
W
15
4
W
15
3.5
W
15
3.5
W
15
3.5
W
15
3
W
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
238
164
305
586
1280
3341
2863
3633
3499
4361
5788
7397
7971
7836
6640
5953
5270
4767
4224
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
40
NW
45
WNW
40
W
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:18PM1.99m
5:54AM2.04m
6:27PM2.08m
6:54AM2.15m
7:23PM2.24m
Low Tide
11:40PM0.83m
12:13PM0.82m
00:45AM0.75m
1:13PM0.69m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
5:58
 mm
1
2
2
2
3
5
2
Temp °C
14
13
14
14
13
14
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
11
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
9
9
9
8
5
6
4
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
4
6
6
6
6
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