Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
14.1° 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 (27 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 10PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)--
Afternoon (27 Jul)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (27 Jul)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
W
12
1.7
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
W
11
0.9
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
926
827
723
560
478
418
193
230
345
303
297
297
292
292
240
301
874
920
907
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
E
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
8:32PM2.49m
8:52AM2.52m
9:11PM2.61m
9:31AM2.61m
Low Tide
2:25PM0.61m
2:43AM0.55m
3:05PM0.48m
3:21AM0.43m
3:41PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:32
 mm
Temp °C
11
9
7
7
7
7
8
11
11
9
8
8
8
8
9
12
12
10
10
Feels °C
9
6
4
4
5
4
5
8
8
7
6
5
5
6
7
9
9
8
8
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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