Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
13.7° 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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 9AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (22 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (22 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
11
1.7
NW
6
2.4
WNW
7
3
NW
8
4.5
WNW
9
4
W
10
4.5
W
11
4.5
W
11
4.5
W
12
4.5
W
12
4.5
W
14
4.5
W
15
4.5
W
15
4
W
15
3.5
W
15
3.5
W
15
3.5
W
15
3
W
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
289
207
187
178
238
164
222
516
1163
3184
3315
4265
4238
5150
6015
8023
8733
8158
6640
5906
4982
4430
4167
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
30
NW
35
NW
45
NW
45
WNW
45
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:45AM1.99m
5:18PM1.99m
5:54AM2.04m
6:27PM2.08m
6:54AM2.15m
7:23PM2.24m
Low Tide
10:58AM0.86m
11:40PM0.83m
12:13PM0.82m
00:45AM0.75m
1:13PM0.69m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
7:07
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5:55
5:57
5:58
 mm
1
2
2
1
3
4
1
Temp °C
9
10
12
13
14
13
14
14
13
14
11
12
12
11
10
10
11
10
12
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
3
5
9
8
9
9
9
8
5
6
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
5
6
6
6
6
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