Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
13.4°C
0.2° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 1AM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (30 Sep)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (30 Sep)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
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)
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3
3
2
0
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0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
6
2.4
WSW
6
2.4
WSW
6
2.2
WSW
6
2
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3025
2909
2598
2197
1992
1800
1621
975
825
724
1587
1610
1978
1949
406
426
454
363
295
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
00:12AM2.87m
12:35PM2.77m
00:57AM2.75m
1:19PM2.64m
Low Tide
6:02PM-0.13m
6:26AM-0.09m
6:44PM-0.03m
7:10AM0.07m
7:32PM0.13m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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Temp °C
14
13
10
10
9
9
12
14
13
12
8
7
7
7
10
12
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11
9
Feels °C
7
7
5
5
5
5
9
11
8
7
2
0
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-1
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4
4
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