Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.6° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 4PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s
Afternoon (19 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (19 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
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0
0
0
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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)
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
W
15
3
W
15
3.5
W
15
4
WSW
9
5
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
14
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3691
3626
3286
3428
3881
5072
2640
5121
6000
6604
7524
8003
7655
7085
6356
5461
5017
4891
3940
3314
2297
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
35
W
40
W
40
WSW
45
WSW
50
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:15PM1.93m
4:04AM1.90m
4:35PM1.91m
5:15AM1.93m
5:48PM2.00m
Low Tide
8:57AM0.75m
9:43PM0.77m
10:15AM0.81m
11:01PM0.78m
11:33AM0.76m
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:23
6:24
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
13
13
13
12
11
9
10
11
12
10
8
9
8
8
11
13
13
11
10
Feels °C
7
7
8
6
5
4
2
-2
1
3
4
3
2
4
2
1
3
5
5
4
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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