Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
13.9° 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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 12PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 01). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (01 Aug)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (01 Aug)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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)
!
!
!
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4
3
1
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
!
0
!
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
W
13
3
W
13
2.5
W
13
2.2
W
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
1
WSW
9
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
0.9
W
20
1.1
W
19
2.5
WSW
19
3
WSW
18
3
WSW
18
3
WSW
18
3
WSW
17
1.5
WSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4176
3423
2252
1507
1047
730
636
512
331
156
156
156
166
469
478
637
904
5186
5096
5092
5434
5250
1187
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
20
SW
20
SW
10
S
5
W
20
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:14AM2.70m
11:27PM2.79m
11:49AM2.67m
00:02AM2.74m
12:25PM2.60m
Low Tide
5:05AM0.14m
5:20PM0.14m
5:40AM0.10m
5:55PM0.14m
6:17AM0.10m
6:32PM0.17m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
9
11
9
8
7
8
7
6
7
10
13
10
9
9
9
11
12
12
13
11
11
Feels °C
4
2
5
7
6
6
3
4
1
0
3
8
8
4
3
3
2
4
5
5
6
4
5
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