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Papatowai Surf Forecast
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Papatowai surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 16 Jun 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Papatowai today?
The current surf forecast for Papatowai at 11PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Papatowai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tue 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 1474 | 1482 | 1690 | 1323 | 1214 | 1024 | 787 | 657 | 642 | 493 | 390 | 472 | 680 | 695 | 677 | 793 | 779 | 765 | 774 | 1166 | 744 | 606 | 544 | 536 | 385 | 316 | 290 | 271 | 141 | 130 | 165 | 169 | 328 | 413 | 329 | 306 | 422 | 462 | 558 | 597 | 525 | 469 | 330 | 419 | 451 | 592 | 625 | 570 | 566 | 1880 | 2319 | 2580 | 2655 | 2417 | 3565 | 4420 | 4878 | 4437 | 3777 | 3178 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross- off | glass | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:17PM 1.76 | 6:34AM 1.67 | 7:06PM 1.75 | 7:26AM 1.68 | 7:59PM 1.75 | 8:23AM 1.71 | 8:56PM 1.76 | 9:24AM 1.77 | 9:55PM 1.78 | 10:26AM 1.84 | 10:55PM 1.83 | 11:28AM 1.93 | 11:54PM 1.88 | 12:27PM 2.02 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:41AM 0.42 | 12:58PM 0.34 | 1:32AM 0.40 | 1:52PM 0.32 | 2:24AM 0.36 | 2:48PM 0.30 | 3:18AM 0.31 | 3:46PM 0.27 | 4:13AM 0.25 | 4:44PM 0.24 | 5:09AM 0.19 | 5:42PM 0.21 | 6:05AM 0.13 | 6:40PM 0.18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tue 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:26 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:00 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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