Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
13.5°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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 12AM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (30 Aug)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (30 Aug)13ft (4.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
1.8
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
8
0.7
W
19
2.2
WSW
7
2.4
WSW
7
0.9
W
18
3
WSW
8
3.5
WSW
8
3.5
WSW
9
4
WSW
9
4
WSW
10
4.5
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
10
4.5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
539
354
351
436
561
498
975
1427
1929
2619
3054
4135
4805
7314
8010
4294
8091
7535
6319
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
10:25PM2.87m
10:47AM2.79m
10:59PM2.88m
11:21AM2.77m
Low Tide
4:19PM-0.00m
4:37AM-0.08m
4:52PM-0.04m
5:12AM-0.09m
5:26PM-0.03m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
6:04
 mm
Temp °C
13
11
10
10
10
11
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
6
5
4
3
2
5
6
6
4
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
3
3
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