Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.7° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 5PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 20s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (02 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (02 Aug)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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2
4
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
0.9
W
20
3
WSW
19
3
WSW
19
3
WSW
18
3
WSW
18
3
WSW
18
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
179
119
218
619
540
637
5609
6080
5943
5909
5777
1376
1514
5073
1274
999
906
860
806
742
678
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
20
SW
10
E
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
11:49AM2.67m
00:02AM2.74m
12:25PM2.60m
00:41AM2.66m
1:05PM2.51m
Low Tide
5:55PM0.14m
6:17AM0.10m
6:32PM0.17m
6:58AM0.15m
7:14PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
Temp °C
7
11
13
11
9
9
9
11
12
13
13
12
11
12
10
10
10
12
10
9
8
Feels °C
4
9
8
5
3
2
1
3
4
6
5
5
4
5
2
3
5
9
6
7
6
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