Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
13.8° C
0.7° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 3PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (07 Aug)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (07 Aug)7ft (2.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, strong winds from the W by Sat night).

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
2.2
NW
9
2.2
NW
9
1.9
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
2.1
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
2.2
NW
8
2.4
NW
9
2.5
NNW
9
4
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
2.4
NNW
10
2.2
NNW
10
1.9
NNW
10
1.7
NNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
169
332
520
733
777
711
523
448
437
470
611
655
698
865
975
2620
1662
1186
928
692
550
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
40
W
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:58PM2.23m
4:38AM2.28m
5:18PM2.25m
5:55AM2.33m
6:33PM2.39m
Low Tide
9:39AM0.45m
10:18PM0.49m
10:56AM0.49m
11:38PM0.44m
12:15PM0.43m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:43
 mm
1
2
3
4
4
2
1
1
1
2
4
7
15
3
2
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
10
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
13
12
11
11
Feels °C
7
8
7
7
7
9
9
10
10
9
10
8
8
6
5
3
6
8
7
7
7
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