Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.7° 

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 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 10PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 01). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)--
Afternoon (01 Aug)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (01 Aug)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
0
1
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
!
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
9
1.7
WSW
11
0.6
W
20
0.9
W
20
2.5
WSW
19
3
WSW
19
3
WSW
18
3
WSW
18
3
WSW
18
3.5
WSW
8
3
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1047
805
625
503
255
166
312
119
176
662
299
637
5240
5701
5581
5909
6131
1490
1356
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
25
SW
20
SW
10
S
0
WNW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
SW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:27PM2.79m
11:49AM2.67m
00:02AM2.74m
12:25PM2.60m
Low Tide
5:20PM0.14m
5:40AM0.10m
5:55PM0.14m
6:17AM0.10m
6:32PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
8
7
7
6
7
10
13
10
9
9
9
10
12
12
13
12
11
Feels °C
7
6
4
2
1
0
3
8
8
4
3
2
1
2
4
4
5
4
4
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