Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
13.9° 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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 4AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Afternoon (04 Aug)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (04 Aug)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon night, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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)
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4
4
3
3
3
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
2.3
WSW
10
2.2
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
2.3
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1514
1585
1387
1157
1096
1220
1124
2136
1775
1403
1075
781
560
484
378
317
249
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
5
SE
20
NE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
N
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:41AM2.66m
1:05PM2.51m
1:24AM2.55m
1:51PM2.40m
Low Tide
6:32PM0.17m
6:58AM0.15m
7:14PM0.24m
7:42AM0.23m
8:03PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
10
9
10
11
9
8
8
8
8
7
7
9
10
8
7
Feels °C
5
5
3
3
5
8
5
5
6
6
6
4
4
6
7
5
3
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