Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.8° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 7PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.3m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (27 Oct)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (27 Oct)8ft (2.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
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2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
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0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
W
12
4
W
12
3.5
W
12
2.5
WSW
11
2.3
WSW
10
2.2
WSW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
WSW
11
2
W
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.9
NW
9
2.5
W
7
3
W
8
2.5
W
7
2.3
W
7
2.2
WNW
7
3
W
7
3
WSW
9
3.5
W
8
3.5
W
8
3.5
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3347
4179
3740
1514
1065
928
659
619
739
501
574
625
888
671
524
471
869
1474
1745
1689
1830
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:52AM2.88m
11:11PM2.94m
11:34AM2.89m
11:58PM2.89m
12:20PM2.84m
Low Tide
4:59PM-0.18m
5:23AM-0.16m
5:43PM-0.14m
6:10AM-0.05m
6:32PM-0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
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6:24
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6:22
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1
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4
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Temp °C
14
15
14
13
11
11
10
10
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
13
11
11
Feels °C
6
7
7
6
4
5
5
5
7
8
8
5
4
5
6
7
6
6
5
3
3
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