Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 11 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 (12 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 12AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)--
Afternoon (12 Jul)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (12 Jul)5ft (1.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
1.8
NNW
6
2.5
NNW
8
2.2
WNW
9
2.1
NW
9
1.8
NW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.4
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1271
1255
1255
1210
1195
1038
999
816
795
784
669
573
536
437
341
273
213
256
794
800
657
439
322
253
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
N
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
6:43PM2.46m
7:12AM2.58m
7:45PM2.64m
8:15AM2.73m
8:43PM2.83m
9:13AM2.85m
Low Tide
12:25PM0.30m
00:58AM0.22m
1:31PM0.19m
2:00AM0.06m
2:31PM0.06m
2:57AM-0.10m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
7:50
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5:19
5:19
5:20
5:21
 mm
2
2
7
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
10
8
8
9
9
8
9
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
14
Feels °C
7
5
5
6
6
5
6
8
9
8
8
8
8
8
9
10
8
8
8
9
9
10
11
11
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