Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
14.7° C
1.2° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 7AM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)6ft (1.8m)16s
Afternoon (19 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Evening (19 Jul)6ft (1.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
!
1
4
!
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
17
3
WSW
17
3
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4191
4391
4142
1596
1576
2134
1842
1519
1330
1158
1016
1002
862
837
735
724
693
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
15
SSW
0
SW
5
NE
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:48AM2.80m
1:14PM2.59m
1:36AM2.61m
2:00PM2.42m
Low Tide
6:35PM0.03m
7:05AM0.06m
7:21PM0.20m
7:52AM0.26m
8:10PM0.39m
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clear
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clear
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part cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:47
7:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:24
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
12
14
13
12
11
11
11
10
10
12
11
10
10
Feels °C
5
4
4
5
9
13
11
10
8
8
7
5
5
7
6
6
6
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