Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.6° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 7AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (03 Sep)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (03 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
1
1
0
1
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
W
14
1.9
W
15
1.9
W
14
1.9
W
14
1.9
W
14
1.9
W
11
1.9
W
10
2.1
W
14
2.3
W
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
15
3.5
NW
8
4
WNW
9
4
WNW
10
4
W
10
4
W
10
4
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1663
1526
1505
1463
1443
795
783
1809
2185
1143
1174
1599
3014
2908
3043
3230
3906
Wind (km/h)
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
40
NW
40
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:00AM2.57m
1:26PM2.44m
1:57AM2.40m
2:27PM2.29m
Low Tide
6:48PM0.16m
7:16AM0.22m
7:40PM0.31m
8:12AM0.39m
8:48PM0.46m
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light rain
rain showers
light rain
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clear
light rain
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clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
2
4
3
7
5
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
14
15
15
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
11
11
11
Feels °C
8
9
9
9
11
12
12
10
11
9
9
8
7
5
3
3
2
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