Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Papatowai today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Papatowai at 12AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Papatowai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, fresh winds from the W by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4363 | 3461 | 3087 | 2923 | 3017 | 2862 | 2862 | 2931 | 2803 | 2313 | 4216 | 3966 | 2535 | 2982 | 2982 | 2982 | 2711 | 2452 | 1374 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:26PM1.50m | 10:57AM1.59m | 11:17PM1.54m | 11:44AM1.64m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:37AM0.53m | 5:08PM0.54m | 5:24AM0.46m | 5:52PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 5 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | — | SW 13 | — | S 24 | S 24 | S 24 | S 22 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | 14 | 3087 | 2923 | 3017 | 2862 | 2862 | 2931 | 2803 | 2313 | 2747 | — | 2535 | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 1374 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | S 22 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | WSW 6 | SW 14 | SW 15 | NW 5 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 4363 | 3461 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 167 | 4216 | 3966 | 55 | 2982 | 2982 | 2982 | 2711 | 2452 | 198 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 397 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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