Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
13.5° C
0.5° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 8PM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (16 Aug)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (16 Aug)8ft (2.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
4
3
4
3
3
3
2
0
1
1
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3311
2839
2801
2628
2460
2294
2104
1898
1546
1330
1174
1143
1002
975
837
801
778
767
1193
825
938
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
SE
5
ESE
0
S
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
NE
5
N
5
NNW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
10
ESE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:55AM2.72m
00:13AM2.73m
12:34PM2.56m
00:55AM2.53m
1:14PM2.39m
Low Tide
6:03PM-0.06m
6:27AM0.00m
6:43PM0.12m
7:08AM0.21m
7:25PM0.33m
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
5:52
 mm
2
2
Temp °C
9
10
8
8
7
6
6
6
7
8
9
8
6
6
6
6
8
12
13
10
9
Feels °C
4
6
5
6
4
2
2
3
5
5
7
4
2
3
3
3
4
7
6
4
6
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