Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
13.8°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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 11AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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5
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0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
1.7
W
10
2.3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
3
WSW
19
3
WSW
19
3
WSW
19
3.5
WSW
19
3.5
WSW
18
3.5
WSW
18
3.5
WSW
18
4
WSW
17
4
WSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
193
214
366
415
431
460
452
515
334
293
625
2675
3594
1193
6610
6824
7074
7803
7407
7918
7842
9291
8643
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
NNW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
0
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:57AM2.57m
8:19PM2.76m
8:46AM2.70m
9:04PM2.88m
9:28AM2.79m
Low Tide
1:44AM0.05m
2:09PM0.05m
2:34AM-0.13m
2:55PM-0.12m
3:18AM-0.25m
3:36PM-0.22m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:14
6:15
 mm
1
4
3
3
1
Temp °C
10
10
11
12
12
11
10
10
11
11
11
12
12
9
8
8
8
8
10
11
13
12
12
Feels °C
7
7
8
10
8
7
6
5
6
6
6
5
5
6
6
6
7
3
3
4
6
4
4
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