Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Papatowai today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Papatowai at 1AM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 7.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Papatowai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5895 | 6168 | 6298 | 6298 | 6242 | 5821 | 5149 | 4395 | 3826 | 3120 | 2707 | 2221 | 1891 | 1648 | 1381 | 977 | 1007 | 1213 | 2113 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:35PM1.89m | 7:01AM1.81m | 7:29PM1.77m | 7:59AM1.72m | 8:26PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:54AM0.24m | 1:20PM0.28m | 1:48AM0.33m | 2:16PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 5895 | 6168 | 6298 | 6298 | 6242 | 5821 | 5149 | 4395 | 3826 | 3120 | 2707 | 2221 | 1891 | 1648 | 1381 | 977 | 1007 | 1213 | 1600 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 242 | 192 | 189 | 181 | 133 | 117 | 115 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 56 | 55 | 46 | 46 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 181 | 133 | 117 | — | — | — | — | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 53 | 125 | 190 | 2113 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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