Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
14.0°C
1.0° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 11PM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)--
Afternoon (05 Sep)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (05 Sep)11ft (3.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 82mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
0
0
0
0
!
!
2
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
W
14
3.5
W
15
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
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5660
5726
5977
6203
5969
5906
6479
6403
4266
3563
3475
2905
2429
1976
1367
1045
752
642
721
Wind (km/h)
30
W
35
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
25
NW
20
NNW
35
NW
30
NW
20
NW
30
NNW
10
N
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:46PM2.20m
4:34AM2.20m
5:12PM2.23m
5:52AM2.26m
6:27PM2.38m
Low Tide
10:12PM0.52m
10:50AM0.57m
11:36PM0.44m
12:11PM0.46m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:09
6:10
 mm
1
1
1
1
5
13
12
12
18
5
7
5
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
14
15
14
10
9
9
10
9
9
Feels °C
7
6
7
7
9
9
9
9
8
11
11
11
13
3
2
1
3
3
3
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