Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 24 Aug 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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 3PM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)13ft (4.0m)15s
Afternoon (24 Aug)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (24 Aug)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
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0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
W
15
3.5
W
15
3.5
W
15
3.5
W
15
3
W
15
3
WSW
15
3
W
15
2.5
W
15
2.5
W
15
2.3
W
15
2.3
W
14
2.2
W
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
2.2
W
13
2.1
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6550
5872
5325
4767
4224
3716
3475
3238
2753
2278
2216
2005
2012
2027
1859
1886
1724
1633
1179
1736
1537
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
20
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:54AM2.15m
7:23PM2.24m
7:45AM2.29m
8:07PM2.41m
8:28AM2.44m
8:45PM2.57m
Low Tide
1:13PM0.69m
1:37AM0.61m
2:00PM0.53m
2:19AM0.44m
2:39PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
6:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
12
11
11
11
12
13
14
13
12
12
12
12
11
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
6
7
6
6
6
5
5
6
8
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
11
11
10
11
11
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