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Paturau River Surf Photo: 'Nicolas Brikke at 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	WSW	WSW	WSW	N
	14 s	cross- on	4 s	14 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 November 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	5 s	13 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 November 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	SSW	WSW	WSW	N
	13 s	cross- off	5 s	13 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 November 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	ESE	WSW	SW
	13 s	off	2 s	13 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 December 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	E	ESE	WSW	WSW
	13 s	cross- off	3 s	13 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 December 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	E	E	WSW	E
	13 s	glass	4 s	13 s	3 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 December 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	ENE	ESE	WSW	E
	13 s	cross- off	4 s	13 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 December 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	ENE	WSW	E
	12 s	glass	3 s	12 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 December 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	NE	WSW	WSW
	12 s	glass	2 s	12 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 December 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	NE	WSW	WSW
	12 s	glass	2 s	12 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 December 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	SSE	ESE	WSW	WSW
	12 s	glass	4 s	12 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 December 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	ESE	WSW	WSW
	16 s	glass	4 s	12 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 December 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	SE		WSW	WSW
	16 s	glass		12 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 December 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	SE	ESE	WSW	WSW
	15 s	glass	5 s	12 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 December 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	ESE	WSW	WSW
	15 s	glass	4 s	13 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 December 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	ESE	WSW	E
	15 s	glass	4 s	15 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 December 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	NE	WSW	E
	14 s	glass	2 s	14 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 December at 3 pm

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

Image captured One hour and 25 minutes before high water (rising ordinary tide). Tide height was 2.3m (7.7 ft). Range 3.95m (13.0 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Paturau River Surf Photo: 'Nicolas Brikke at Paturau' by Rob Davies

High tide on a warm and misty early summer evening at Paterau River. 1.2m and 12 seconds: a small swell for this coast, but it still produced some overhead sets and the odd hollow one inside.

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 5:12 pm 1 Dec 2010