Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
13.6° C
0.5° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 1PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (08 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (08 Aug)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat night, light winds from the ESE by Mon night).

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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)
1
1
1
0
0
1
!
!
0
!
!
2
1
1
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
2.1
NNW
8
2.2
NW
9
3.5
NNW
10
3
NW
10
2.2
NNW
9
2
NNW
9
1.8
NNW
9
1.6
NNW
9
1.5
NNW
9
0.8
W
16
0.9
W
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
490
382
373
361
371
470
608
747
2081
1563
875
695
563
433
367
334
417
628
589
558
543
536
529
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
30
ENE
20
WNW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
SSW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:38AM2.28m
5:18PM2.25m
5:55AM2.33m
6:33PM2.39m
7:07AM2.47m
7:38PM2.59m
Low Tide
10:56AM0.49m
11:38PM0.44m
12:15PM0.43m
00:52AM0.28m
1:25PM0.27m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:43
5:44
 mm
3
1
1
1
1
1
3
12
6
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
13
13
12
11
11
12
10
12
13
13
11
12
11
11
11
12
13
13
11
10
Feels °C
10
10
10
10
10
8
6
5
8
6
9
10
9
7
8
6
6
6
8
9
9
7
7
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