Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.4° 

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 (31 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 1AM is: 4.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 3.0m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)11ft (3.5m)13s
Afternoon (31 Oct)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (31 Oct)8ft (2.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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
0
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4
3
1
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
WSW
11
5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.1
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6083
6905
6143
5863
5186
4099
3605
3041
2698
2338
1804
1654
1356
1057
903
666
475
528
377
Wind (km/h)
45
WSW
50
SW
45
SW
30
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:12PM2.73m
1:49AM2.62m
2:13PM2.60m
2:56AM2.47m
3:21PM2.48m
Low Tide
7:28PM0.11m
7:58AM0.28m
8:34PM0.26m
9:04AM0.43m
9:47PM0.37m
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clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
11
10
9
9
8
12
12
12
12
9
9
8
8
12
13
14
13
11
Feels °C
2
0
0
2
3
3
9
9
8
9
6
6
5
5
8
8
9
9
8
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