Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
13.7°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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 10AM is: 4.0m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)13ft (4.0m)9s
Afternoon (04 Sep)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (04 Sep)13ft (4.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the NNW by Sun night).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
16
4
WNW
9
4
W
10
4
W
10
4
W
10
4
W
10
4
W
11
4
W
14
3.5
W
14
3.5
W
14
3.5
W
14
3.5
W
14
3.5
W
14
3.5
W
15
3.5
W
16
3.5
W
16
3.5
W
17
3.5
W
17
3.5
W
17
3.5
W
16
3.5
W
16
3.5
WNW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1174
1411
2366
2812
2906
3264
3427
3536
5808
5511
5476
5603
5359
5347
5964
6203
5954
5889
6397
6721
6545
6556
6390
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
35
NW
40
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
30
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:57AM2.40m
2:27PM2.29m
3:10AM2.25m
3:46PM2.20m
4:34AM2.20m
5:12PM2.23m
Low Tide
8:12AM0.39m
8:48PM0.46m
9:24AM0.54m
10:12PM0.52m
10:50AM0.57m
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
6:09
 mm
3
5
8
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
6
7
4
Temp °C
14
14
14
13
12
11
11
11
11
10
12
13
13
12
12
13
12
13
13
13
13
14
14
Feels °C
10
8
7
5
4
3
2
3
4
4
6
7
7
5
6
8
8
9
9
9
8
10
12
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