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Paturau River Surf Photo: 'Towards Paturau' by Rob Davies

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Issued: 5 pm 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Paturau River sea temperature is

14.7° C

Slightly warmer than usual

Paturau River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	NW		W	WNW
	15 s	on		15 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 May at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Paturau River around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	NNW		W	WNW
	14 s	glass		14 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 May at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Paturau River around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	NNW		W	W
	14 s	glass		14 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 May at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Paturau River around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	ENE		W	W
	13 s	glass		13 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 May at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Paturau River around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	ESE		W	W
	13 s	cross- off		13 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 May at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Paturau River around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	ESE	SE	W	W
	13 s	cross- off	2 s	13 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 May at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Paturau River around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	ESE	SSE	W	W
	13 s	cross- off	3 s	13 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 May at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Paturau River around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	E	SSE	W	WSW
	13 s	glass	3 s	13 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 May at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Paturau River around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	ENE		WNW	WSW
	12 s	glass		8 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 May at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Paturau River around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WNW		WNW	WSW
	12 s	glass		8 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 May at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Paturau River around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WSW		WNW	WSW
	12 s	cross- on		8 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 May at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Paturau River around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SW		WNW	WSW
	12 s	cross		8 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 May at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Paturau River around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SW		WNW	WSW
	12 s	cross		8 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 May at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Paturau River around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	SW		WNW	WSW
	8 s	cross		8 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 May at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Paturau River around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	SW		WNW	WSW
	8 s	cross		8 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 May at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Paturau River around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	SSW		WSW	NW
	8 s	cross- off		11 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 May at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Paturau River around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	S	SE	WSW	NNW
	8 s	glass	2 s	8 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 May at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Paturau River around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 22 minutes after low water (rising ordinary tide). Tide height was 0.5m (1.8 ft). Range 3.79m (12.4 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Paturau River Surf Photo: 'Towards Paturau' by Rob Davies

From Puna Paua, looking back along the coast towards Paturau. Before the dirt road the only access down the coast was along the beach at low tide, via the archway and crossing several streams. Any number of beach and reef breaks along this stretch.

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 11:51 am 9 May 2014