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Papatowai surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 12 Oct 2025 NZDT
How big are the waves at Papatowai today?
The current surf forecast for Papatowai at 1AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Papatowai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2634 | 3326 | 2534 | 2437 | 3726 | 9982 | 6286 | 3828 | 5025 | 3883 | 3137 | 2633 | 2485 | 2368 | 2392 | 1639 | 933 | 618 | 437 | 576 | 706 | 747 | 655 | 583 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:18AM 1.97 | 7:44PM 1.81 | 8:26AM 1.89 | 8:55PM 1.76 | 9:38AM 1.85 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:01AM 0.18 | 1:43PM 0.30 | 2:09AM 0.25 | 2:52PM 0.36 | 3:18AM 0.28 | 3:59PM 0.37 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:07 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Catlins
The wind is still cross-off at Papatowai (light winds from the NW at Nugget Point Automatic Weather Station 29 km from Papatowai). 2.0m 15s groundswell from the SW to make surfable waves.
29 km away, 1 h 20 min ago
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