Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
13.8° 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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 8PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (20 Aug)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
2
1
0
0
1
3
3
1
1
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
11
2
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
886
767
711
622
490
595
563
415
507
924
1187
1223
917
289
289
207
187
178
294
202
867
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:53PM2.08m
3:35AM2.03m
4:02PM1.99m
4:45AM1.99m
5:18PM1.99m
Low Tide
8:40AM0.62m
9:13PM0.71m
9:43AM0.78m
10:26PM0.82m
10:58AM0.86m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
5:55
 mm
1
1
2
Temp °C
10
13
13
10
9
8
7
8
10
12
13
10
9
9
9
9
12
13
14
13
13
Feels °C
7
10
9
6
5
5
4
4
6
6
7
4
3
3
3
3
7
9
10
8
7
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