Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Issued: 6 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is

14.5°C

Paturau River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Paturau River today (31 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 2PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 31). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Oct)	11ft (3.5m)	13s
Afternoon (31 Oct)	10ft (3.0m)	13s
Evening (31 Oct)	8ft (2.4m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 31							Sunday 1								Monday 2
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	4	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WNW 14	W 12	W 13	W 13	W 8	W 8	W 7	W 8	W 12	W 12
Wave Graph
kJ	5186	4328	3605	3244	2658	2338	1804	1654	1356	1057	903	727	475	588	377	386	401	110	135	146	163	759	894
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSW	SW	W	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	W	W	W	W	W	WNW	W	WNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	on	on	on	on	on
High Tide	1:49AM2.62m				2:13PM2.60m				2:56AM2.47m				3:21PM2.48m					4:06AM2.36m				4:35PM2.41m
Low Tide			7:58AM0.28m				8:34PM0.26m				9:04AM0.43m				9:47PM0.37m					10:16AM0.51m


	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	8:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:08	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	2	1
Temp °C	10	9	12	12	12	12	10	9	8	8	12	13	13	13	11	12	13	13	14	15	15	15	14
Feels °C	4	4	9	9	7	8	6	6	5	5	8	8	8	9	8	10	12	12	11	13	12	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	W 12	W 13	W 13	W 8	W 8	W 7	W 8	W 12	W 12
kJ	5186	4328	3605	3244	2658	2338	1804	1654	1356	1057	903	727	475	454	377	386	401	110	135	146	163	759	894
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 17	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	WSW 11	WSW 13	WSW 13	W 13	N 15	N 15
kJ	—	—	—	—	6	6	3	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	47	35	66	123	4	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 8	N 18	N 18	N 17	—	N 10	N 10	N 10	—	—	WSW 13	SW 12	N 15	N 15	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	6	6	6	—	2	2	2	—	—	60	34	4	4	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	ENE 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 13	WNW 3	WNW 14	NW 4	NW 4	N 4	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 6	N 6	N 7
kJ	—	—	—	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	673	7	588	16	17	5	15	23	46	86	151	202
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Schnappers Point Nelson - Tasman Bay	Schnappers Point Nelson - Tasman Bay	Wharariki Beach Nelson - West Coast	Kina Road Taranaki	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Fergusons Beach Nelson - West Coast	Paturau River Nelson - West Coast	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Outer Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Paturau River Nelson - West Coast	Paturau River Nelson - West Coast	Tahunanui bar Nelson - Tasman Bay	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Opunake Beach Taranaki	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	1	1	4	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	4
Distance (km)	96	96	20	175	209	157	93	10	0	13	93	192	209	97	93	13	0	0	96	212	212	174	93
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - West Coast			Wharariki Beach					Fergusons Beach	Paturau River	Anatori River						Anatori River	Anatori River	Anatori River
Rating (10 max)			4					4	4	4						2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	5	8	7	6	6	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	4	3	2	2	2	3	1	2	3	4
Header Global	Nine Mile New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	St Vincent Left New Caledonia	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Afife Portugal	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Malaking Gasang (Baler) Philippines	Trial Harbour Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States
Rating (10 max)	5	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5

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