Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
13.3°C
0.0° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 11AM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)7ft (2.1m)16s
Afternoon (02 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Evening (02 Oct)6ft (1.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
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0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
3
2
2
1
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
6
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
328
2080
2054
2028
1931
1674
1434
512
658
368
681
545
452
822
850
726
800
943
917
866
801
693
693
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
20
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
5
NNE
5
WSW
5
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:49AM2.57m
2:14PM2.48m
2:55AM2.39m
3:23PM2.33m
4:12AM2.26m
4:45PM2.26m
Low Tide
8:02AM0.26m
8:33PM0.31m
9:05AM0.45m
9:49PM0.44m
10:23AM0.57m
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clear
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clear
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Temp °C
9
8
12
15
14
12
10
11
11
13
13
11
11
9
9
9
9
8
10
12
12
10
10
Feels °C
3
1
5
8
7
6
4
5
7
11
12
8
6
3
4
4
5
4
7
9
10
8
9
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