Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
14.2° 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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 8PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (24 Jul)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (24 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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)
0
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0
0
1
2
3
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4
4
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)
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
1.5
N
8
2.3
WNW
8
2
NW
8
1.4
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
16
2.1
W
17
2.5
WSW
17
4
W
16
5
W
14
4.5
W
15
4
W
15
3.5
W
15
3
W
15
3
W
14
2.5
W
14
2.3
W
14
2.1
W
14
1.9
W
14
1.9
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
906
881
253
671
482
558
1869
2529
3406
7678
9771
8733
7122
5441
4083
3224
2542
2157
1804
1442
1285
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
15
SW
15
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
E
5
W
5
SSW
5
SSW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:56PM2.14m
6:27AM2.19m
6:57PM2.23m
7:22AM2.29m
7:48PM2.35m
Low Tide
11:39AM0.83m
00:15AM0.81m
12:43PM0.81m
1:12AM0.75m
1:39PM0.72m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
3
2
1
3
1
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
11
10
10
9
9
11
9
8
8
7
7
7
8
10
10
9
8
Feels °C
9
10
10
7
7
7
8
5
6
4
1
1
2
2
4
4
5
8
8
6
5
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