Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.5° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 11AM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 3.0m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)13ft (4.0m)16s
Afternoon (12 Sep)13ft (4.0m)16s
Evening (12 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
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0
0
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1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
17
2.3
WSW
17
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7690
8377
7872
7758
7500
7202
7012
7564
7687
2993
2844
2488
2187
4066
3668
3059
2982
2793
2722
2386
2550
1340
1204
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
40
SW
25
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:08AM2.80m
10:25PM2.88m
10:45AM2.76m
11:02PM2.78m
11:20AM2.67m
Low Tide
3:58AM-0.29m
4:15PM-0.24m
4:37AM-0.25m
4:53PM-0.18m
5:14AM-0.14m
5:29PM-0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:16
6:17
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
11
12
12
11
9
11
11
11
13
14
14
12
11
11
11
10
12
14
14
12
10
Feels °C
2
0
4
5
4
4
2
3
3
4
8
9
8
7
8
7
6
5
8
8
8
7
6
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