Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
14.1° 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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 4AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (23 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (23 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
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)
2
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
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)
1
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.5
W
13
1.1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
2.5
NW
7
3
WNW
8
2
W
9
1.6
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
0.8
W
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
331
756
849
755
755
755
643
764
373
280
303
715
979
649
330
422
364
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:23AM2.16m
4:51PM2.11m
5:26AM2.14m
5:56PM2.14m
Low Tide
10:04PM0.72m
10:33AM0.77m
11:10PM0.80m
11:39AM0.83m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:45
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
 mm
1
2
7
8
3
1
2
3
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
11
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
7
8
7
6
7
9
9
8
8
9
8
8
9
10
9
8
6
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