Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 11 Sep 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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 18s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 18s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 17s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 5PM is: 4.0m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)11ft (3.5m)18s
Afternoon (11 Sep)11ft (3.5m)18s
Evening (11 Sep)13ft (4.0m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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)
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0
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2
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
18
3.5
WSW
18
3.5
WSW
18
4
WSW
17
4
WSW
17
4
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
10
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
17
2.2
WSW
17
2.1
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7407
8023
8383
8845
8777
7564
1916
7872
7872
7386
7113
6734
6543
7687
7687
7273
2548
2269
4744
4066
3415
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:28AM2.79m
9:46PM2.92m
10:08AM2.80m
10:25PM2.88m
10:45AM2.76m
Low Tide
3:36PM-0.22m
3:58AM-0.29m
4:15PM-0.24m
4:37AM-0.25m
4:53PM-0.18m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
6:16
 mm
Temp °C
10
12
12
12
11
11
9
9
11
12
12
11
9
11
11
11
12
14
14
12
10
Feels °C
3
5
5
4
3
4
1
1
4
5
5
5
3
3
3
4
6
8
8
7
6
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