Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
13.5°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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 12AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (16 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (16 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
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0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
12
1.5
W
12
1.7
W
11
1.9
W
11
2
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
9
2.4
NW
9
2.5
W
14
3
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1621
1433
1075
817
331
269
265
312
333
596
724
850
731
838
910
2473
3246
2073
2164
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
25
N
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
00:17AM2.45m
12:32PM2.38m
00:58AM2.27m
1:14PM2.21m
Low Tide
6:06PM0.11m
6:27AM0.20m
6:45PM0.30m
7:08AM0.40m
7:30PM0.49m
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:19
6:20
6:21
 mm
1
1
1
1
3
11
2
Temp °C
14
11
10
10
10
10
13
14
13
12
13
13
13
13
11
11
11
9
9
Feels °C
7
5
4
4
5
5
9
10
9
9
10
10
9
8
5
5
3
1
2
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