Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
14.5° C
1.1° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 12PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (21 Jul)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (21 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
3
3
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
W
13
1.1
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
547
538
454
378
852
980
168
173
150
145
111
93
123
177
499
756
849
755
755
841
799
747
373
Wind (km/h)
5
W
15
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
5
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
S
5
SE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:26AM2.42m
2:51PM2.27m
3:22AM2.26m
3:47PM2.16m
4:23AM2.16m
4:51PM2.11m
Low Tide
8:40AM0.46m
9:03PM0.58m
9:33AM0.63m
10:04PM0.72m
10:33AM0.77m
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:46
7:45
7:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:28
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
11
10
12
12
10
9
9
9
9
10
13
14
11
10
10
10
10
12
13
13
12
13
Feels °C
9
8
6
7
5
3
3
3
3
4
6
11
11
7
8
8
8
8
9
10
9
8
9
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