Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 15 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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 10AM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Afternoon (15 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Evening (15 Aug)7ft (2.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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)
4
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4
4
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
W
17
2.1
W
17
2.3
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2428
2590
2619
2712
2429
2224
2368
3360
3318
3236
3074
2839
2593
2427
2493
2325
1924
1728
1499
1330
1174
1016
1002
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
5
S
20
SW
20
WSW
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
WNW
10
W
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:16AM2.83m
11:33PM2.90m
11:55AM2.72m
00:13AM2.73m
12:34PM2.56m
Low Tide
5:06AM-0.28m
5:23PM-0.19m
5:47AM-0.17m
6:03PM-0.06m
6:27AM0.00m
6:43PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
5:51
 mm
1
1
4
3
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
15
15
13
12
12
11
9
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
6
8
8
8
6
Feels °C
10
10
11
13
12
9
11
8
7
5
3
4
4
4
3
2
1
1
3
6
5
5
2
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