Paturau River Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.62° S 172.48° E

Paturau River WaveFinder

Issued: 6 pm 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Paturau River sea temperature is
13.2°C
0.2° 

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


Paturau River surf forecast from 6 Oct 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Sunday 11 Oct, 7AM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period, N swell with cross-shore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Friday 9 Oct, 4AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period, WSW swell with 2,111 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 8 Oct, 1AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Paturau River this week:

The surf forecast for Paturau River over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Oct 08) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Paturau River in the next 16 days are 1.9m 17s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Oct 09) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 7s period and expected on Friday (Oct 09) at 1AM.

Wave TypeTime (NZDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 1AM (Thu 8th Oct)3.5ft (1.1m) 16s
Best Surf 7AM (Sun 11th Oct)7.5ft (2.3m) 8s
Most Powerful 4AM (Fri 9th Oct)6ft (1.9m) 17s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Paturau River over the next 16 days.


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