Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Papatowai today (04 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Papatowai at 5PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Papatowai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 4 | Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sun 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 12 | SSW 18 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 394 | 331 | 326 | 321 | 269 | 227 | 223 | 216 | 175 | 172 | 131 | 114 | 114 | 137 | 128 | 467 | 134 | 769 | 739 | 762 | 912 | 1452 | 2219 | 1874 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:26PM1.72m | 5:41AM1.60m | 6:09PM1.68m | 6:24AM1.57m | 6:53PM1.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:13AM0.44m | 11:46PM0.51m | 11:59AM0.46m | 00:33AM0.52m | 12:46PM0.47m | 1:19AM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 |
 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 21 |
| kJ | 394 | 331 | 158 | 128 | 139 | 109 | 89 | 125 | 113 | 131 | 131 | 99 | 101 | 80 | 80 | 62 | 134 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 74 | 17 | 18 | 258 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | ENE 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 18 | ENE 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | S 24 | SSW 23 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 67 | 326 | 321 | 269 | 227 | 223 | 216 | 175 | 172 | 116 | 114 | 114 | 137 | 99 | 124 | 61 | 113 | 89 | 79 | 27 | 11 | 100 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | E 12 | S 20 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 11 | SSW 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | S 11 | S 24 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 67 | 64 | 48 | 45 | 35 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 66 | 128 | 10 | 116 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | — | ENE 7 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 2 | NNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | SW 11 | SW 6 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 257 | 216 | — | 243 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 467 | 131 | 769 | 739 | 762 | 912 | 1452 | 2219 | 1874 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 397 | 484 | 281 | 0 |
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