Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.6° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 3AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (25 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Evening (25 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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)
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
0
!
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!
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
W
15
3
W
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
W
15
2.5
W
15
2.3
W
15
2.3
W
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4491
3966
3522
3011
2753
2278
2216
2221
2012
2027
1886
1913
1842
1454
1059
778
663
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
25
W
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:23PM2.24m
7:45AM2.29m
8:07PM2.41m
8:28AM2.44m
8:45PM2.57m
Low Tide
1:37AM0.61m
2:00PM0.53m
2:19AM0.44m
2:39PM0.37m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
12
12
13
14
13
13
12
12
11
11
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
5
6
6
7
8
9
8
9
8
8
7
8
10
10
9
9
11
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