Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
14.0°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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 3PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 07). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)6ft (1.8m)15s
Afternoon (07 Sep)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (07 Sep)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Mon morning, calm by Mon night).

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
3
3
4
3
2
3
2
3
1
1
1
3
2
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1367
1174
899
874
975
893
828
721
633
534
566
254
437
368
237
121
186
249
346
394
515
Wind (km/h)
40
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
5
E
5
WSW
5
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
5
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
N
15
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:27PM2.38m
7:01AM2.41m
7:29PM2.57m
7:57AM2.57m
8:19PM2.76m
Low Tide
12:11PM0.46m
00:47AM0.26m
1:16PM0.26m
1:44AM0.05m
2:09PM0.05m
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:10
6:12
6:13
 mm
2
6
7
1
1
Temp °C
9
7
8
9
9
8
8
8
9
12
12
10
10
10
9
8
10
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
0
0
1
5
4
3
6
6
7
8
8
7
9
7
5
4
7
10
8
7
4
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