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Paturau River Surf Photo: 'Paturau evening surf' by Rob Davies

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Issued: 11 am 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	E		WSW	WSW
	17 s	glass		17 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 August 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	ESE	E	WSW	WSW
	17 s	glass	3 s	17 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 August 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	E	WSW	WSW
	16 s	cross- off	3 s	16 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 August 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	ESE	WSW	W
	16 s	cross- off	3 s	16 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 August 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	ESE	WSW	NE
	16 s	cross- off	3 s	16 s	3 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 August 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	ESE	E	WSW	ENE
	16 s	cross- off	3 s	16 s	3 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 August 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	E	E	WSW	W
	15 s	cross- off	4 s	15 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 August 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	E	E	WSW
	15 s	cross- off	4 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 August 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	E	E	WSW	NNW
	15 s	cross- off	4 s	15 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 August 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	ESE	E	WSW	NNW
	15 s	cross- off	5 s	15 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 August 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	E	WSW	NNW
	15 s	cross- off	5 s	15 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 August 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	E	WSW	NNW
	14 s	off	5 s	14 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 August 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	E	WSW	NNW
	14 s	cross- off	5 s	14 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 August 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	E	WSW	NNW
	14 s	cross- off	4 s	14 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 August 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	E	E	WSW	NNW
	14 s	cross- off	4 s	14 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 August 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	E	E	WSW	N
	14 s	cross- off	4 s	14 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 August 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	E	E	WSW	N
	14 s	cross- off	4 s	14 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 August at 6 pm

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

Image captured 22 minutes after low water (at low ordinary tide). Tide height was 0.1m (0.5 ft). Range 3.79m (12.4 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Paturau River Surf Photo: 'Paturau evening surf' by Rob Davies

Cross-shore NE breeze went offshore for an hour before sunset so we surfed until it got too dark to see. Nice shape waves with overhead faces. Very long and sometimes hollow lefts possible.

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 4:58 pm 27 Aug 2014