Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
13.5° C
0.5° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 11PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)--
Afternoon (11 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)19s
Evening (11 Aug)2ft (0.6m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
!
!
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1
1
2
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
19
0.6
W
19
0.6
W
18
0.6
W
18
0.7
W
17
0.7
WSW
17
0.6
W
16
0.6
W
16
1.5
N
7
1.8
N
8
2.1
N
8
2.4
N
8
2.2
N
8
2
N
8
0.8
WSW
17
1.7
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
11
1
W
17
1.1
WSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
361
251
232
225
297
286
188
183
217
371
540
741
594
442
381
761
581
603
745
Wind (km/h)
20
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
E
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
15
N
5
N
5
NE
5
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
8:34PM2.79m
9:03AM2.78m
9:23PM2.95m
9:51AM2.87m
Low Tide
2:23PM0.07m
2:48AM-0.13m
3:13PM-0.10m
3:37AM-0.26m
3:59PM-0.22m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
3
4
8
4
5
3
2
1
Temp °C
12
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
14
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
8
5
5
4
5
5
7
8
8
8
7
9
10
10
11
12
14
13
11
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