Secret spot?We can hide it! Papatowai Surf Forecast / Catlins / New Zealand6 Day Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 18 May 2013 NZSTPapatowai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots. |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) |
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| Period (s) (?) | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | ||||||
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| Energy (?) | 1212 | 599 | 259 | 146 | 100 | 144 | 152 | 181 | 362 | 344 | 538 | 322 | 244 | 313 | 897 | 792 | 755 | 580 | ||||||
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Wind (km/h) |
 20 |
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| Wind State (?) | on | on | on | on | cross- on |
cross- on |
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off | cross- off |
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High Tide / height (m) |
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9:10PM 2.12 |
9:38AM 2.14 |
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10:07PM 2.16 |
10:35AM 2.21 |
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11:02PM 2.23 |
11:28AM 2.29 |
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11:54PM 2.31 |
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12:20PM 2.39 |
12:45AM 2.39 |
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1:11PM 2.47 |
1:35AM 2.46 |
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Low Tide / height (m) |
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3:27AM 1.10 |
3:56PM 1.03 |
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4:25AM 1.05 |
4:51PM 0.98 |
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5:20AM 0.97 |
5:45PM 0.91 |
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6:13AM 0.88 |
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6:39PM 0.84 |
7:04AM 0.78 |
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7:31PM 0.76 |
7:54AM 0.68 |
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Note: the tide data above is for Nugget Point, New Zealand which is 29 km away. Surf properties and timing are calculated for Papatowai. New forecast is published every 6 hours at www.surf-forecast.com. See detailed tide info and graph
Key to wind character - offshore winds at Papatowai blow from the W
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Today's Papatowai sea temperature is 12.1 °C (Statistics for 18 May 1981-2005 - mean: 10.3 max: 11.6 min: 8.4 °C) |
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| Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Cool air temperatures (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 3-6 Weather Summary: Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Low air temperatures (max 9°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Summary | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | ||||||
| Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | - | ||||||
| High °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | ||||||
| Low °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||
| Chill °C (?) | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:02 | - | - | 8:03 | - | - | 8:03 | - | - | 8:04 | - | - | 8:06 | - | - | 8:07 | ||||||
| Sunset | 17:15 | - | - | 17:14 | - | - | 17:13 | - | - | 17:12 | - | - | 17:10 | - | - | 17:09 | - | - | ||||||
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The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Papatowai surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
View detailed surf forecast for Papatowai at:
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Information about the Papatowai Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Papatowai provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 6 days. A general guide to surfing at Papatowai can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Papatowai surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Papatowai) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Papatowai may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
Papatowai is 88 km (55 miles) from the city of Invercargill. If you plan a holiday in Catlins, look for hotels and other accommodation in Invercargill. Invercargill has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.
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