Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.9° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 1PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the N by Sat night).

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.9
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
2
WNW
9
1.9
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
1.9
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
2.1
NNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
164
125
85
94
67
86
57
57
57
60
137
253
445
576
632
586
548
479
418
373
393
406
545
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
NW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
25
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:16AM2.43m
2:48PM2.29m
3:22AM2.32m
3:58PM2.23m
4:38AM2.28m
5:18PM2.25m
Low Tide
8:35AM0.35m
9:04PM0.44m
9:39AM0.45m
10:18PM0.49m
10:56AM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
1
2
3
4
4
3
1
1
1
2
5
Temp °C
6
6
7
9
9
7
6
6
6
8
10
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
3
4
5
7
6
3
3
2
3
5
7
7
8
9
8
9
8
9
11
10
10
9
8
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