Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.4° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 9AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (25 Sep)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (25 Sep)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
2
0
2
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
W
12
1.6
W
12
2
W
7
2.1
W
8
2.2
W
8
1.6
WSW
9
3
WNW
8
4
W
9
4
W
10
3.5
W
10
3
W
10
3
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
886
767
1267
1122
1179
1089
1192
1156
1009
920
890
761
726
388
517
607
451
1164
2252
2617
2243
1906
1975
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
25
W
25
WSW
30
W
20
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WSW
40
SW
30
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:33AM2.54m
8:46PM2.69m
9:08AM2.69m
9:20PM2.83m
9:43AM2.79m
Low Tide
2:22AM0.12m
2:39PM0.09m
2:57AM-0.04m
3:14PM-0.04m
3:32AM-0.16m
3:48PM-0.13m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:13
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7:11
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6:29
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6:30
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7:30
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 mm
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1
3
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2
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2
4
3
4
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Temp °C
8
9
12
13
11
11
9
9
8
8
11
13
11
13
13
12
12
14
14
11
10
10
9
Feels °C
2
3
7
8
6
7
5
5
4
3
6
9
8
9
9
7
9
7
7
3
1
2
3
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