Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.8° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 5AM is: 4.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)13ft (4.0m)13s
Afternoon (01 Sep)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (01 Sep)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
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0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
WSW
12
5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
W
14
2.4
W
14
1.4
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8309
7942
7571
7193
6136
5327
4892
4472
4153
3558
2938
2895
2834
2233
2357
2184
789
Wind (km/h)
45
WSW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
30
W
30
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:35PM2.83m
11:57AM2.70m
00:15AM2.73m
12:38PM2.59m
Low Tide
5:49AM-0.05m
6:05PM0.04m
6:30AM0.06m
6:48PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
9
9
10
10
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
12
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
1
-1
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
5
5
3
5
7
8
7
8
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