Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
14.6° 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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 2PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)17s
Afternoon (10 Jul)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (10 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
2
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
17
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
17
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
1.1
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1630
1255
1096
1082
938
786
726
557
594
1450
1271
1255
1255
1210
1195
1038
999
816
795
784
669
543
449
361
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
E
0
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:37PM2.33m
6:07AM2.46m
6:43PM2.46m
7:12AM2.58m
7:45PM2.64m
Low Tide
11:17AM0.35m
11:51PM0.35m
12:25PM0.30m
00:58AM0.22m
1:31PM0.19m
2:00AM0.06m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:52
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:19
5:20
 mm
Temp °C
7
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
11
12
11
10
11
11
11
Feels °C
2
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
7
7
6
6
6
7
7
9
10
9
8
9
8
8
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