Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
14.5° 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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 1PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (15 Jul)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (15 Jul)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night).

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
0
0
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1
1
1
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1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
W
17
3
W
16
3
W
16
3
W
15
3
W
15
3
W
15
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.1
W
15
3
W
15
2.5
W
15
2.5
W
15
2.4
W
15
2.2
W
15
2.3
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3786
4752
4769
4511
4095
3929
3453
3439
2125
3552
2947
2686
2508
2119
2203
1007
1158
1525
2547
1924
1924
1898
1898
1728
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
35
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:06AM2.94m
10:27PM3.06m
10:56AM2.95m
11:15PM3.05m
11:43AM2.88m
Low Tide
3:50AM-0.21m
4:16PM-0.14m
4:41AM-0.25m
5:04PM-0.15m
5:30AM-0.22m
5:50PM-0.09m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:48
7:48
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
1
2
5
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
16
16
13
13
14
14
12
12
13
13
13
11
9
9
8
9
12
13
10
9
8
Feels °C
11
12
11
14
13
11
10
10
10
7
7
7
7
7
5
3
3
2
3
6
6
4
3
2
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