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Paturau River

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River Surf Photo: 'Southern Night Sky' by Rob Davies

Issued: 11 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Paturau River sea temperature is

13.7°C

0.5°

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	S		WSW	N
	14 s	glass		14 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 April 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	NNE		WSW	N
	14 s	glass		14 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 April 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	NW		WSW	N
	14 s	glass		14 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 April 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		WSW	N
	14 s	glass		14 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 April 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	S		WSW	N
	13 s	glass		13 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 April 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	ENE		WSW	N
	13 s	glass		13 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 April 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	SSE		WSW	N
	13 s	glass		13 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 April 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	W		WSW	N
	13 s	glass		13 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 April 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	W		WSW	N
	13 s	cross- on		13 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 April 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	W	WNW	WSW	N
	13 s	cross- on	2 s	13 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 April 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	W	WSW	WSW	N
	13 s	cross- on	3 s	13 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 April 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	WSW	WSW	N
	13 s	cross- on	4 s	13 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 April 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	WSW	WSW	WSW	N
	13 s	cross	4 s	13 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 April 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	WSW	WSW	WSW	W
	13 s	cross	4 s	13 s	20 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 April 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	SW	SW	WSW	W
	13 s	cross	4 s	13 s	19 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 April 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	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW
	13 s	cross- off	4 s	13 s	19 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 April 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	S	SW	WSW	WSW
	13 s	cross- off	1 s	13 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 April at 9 am

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

Image captured 2 hours and 5 minutes after high water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 1.8m (5.8 ft). Range 3.62m (11.9 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Paturau River Surf Photo: 'Southern Night Sky' by Rob Davies

Dark Moonless Sky reveals the dust lanes of the Milky Way. Just South of Paturau at the Payne's Hostel.

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2476 photos)

Photo taken at: 9:01 am 23 Apr 2017