Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 03 Sep 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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 8PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 1.8m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (03 Sep)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (03 Sep)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
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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
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
W
14
1.8
W
10
1.8
W
10
2.1
W
14
2.1
W
14
2.3
W
14
1.7
WSW
15
3.5
NW
8
4
WNW
9
4
W
10
3.5
W
10
4
W
10
4
W
10
4
W
11
4
W
14
4
W
14
3.5
W
14
3.5
W
14
3.5
W
14
3.5
W
14
3.5
W
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1443
703
700
1797
1822
2155
1174
1437
2781
2927
2716
2866
3155
3759
6112
5691
5399
5160
4765
5273
5570
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
35
NW
45
NW
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:26PM2.44m
1:57AM2.40m
2:27PM2.29m
3:10AM2.25m
3:46PM2.20m
Low Tide
7:16AM0.22m
7:40PM0.31m
8:12AM0.39m
8:48PM0.46m
9:24AM0.54m
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
mod rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:08
 mm
1
1
1
2
3
3
6
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
15
15
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
10
12
12
11
10
10
8
6
8
6
4
3
2
2
4
5
6
6
6
6
6
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