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Papatowai surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 26 Nov 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Papatowai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Papatowai sea temperature is
12.9° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Papatowai today?
The current surf forecast for Papatowai at 10PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Papatowai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 447 | 528 | 512 | 711 | 506 | 672 | 295 | 257 | 243 | 146 | 119 | 184 | 186 | 290 | 571 | 687 | 427 | 835 | 636 | 578 | 455 | 373 | 557 | 844 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:41PM 1.54 | 8:12AM 1.64 | 8:31PM 1.54 | 9:03AM 1.64 | 9:25PM 1.58 | 9:57AM 1.67 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:05AM 0.49 | 2:41PM 0.53 | 2:57AM 0.46 | 3:31PM 0.49 | 3:50AM 0.40 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 9:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 13 |
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