Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Papatowai today (03 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Papatowai at 10PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Papatowai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1712 | 3254 | 3415 | 2982 | 2390 | 2094 | 4117 | 2010 | 6040 | 2195 | 6494 | 6198 | 5877 | 5733 | 5351 | 7053 | 11301 | 14048 | 14560 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:00PM1.69m | 7:38AM1.76m | 8:07PM1.67m | 8:49AM1.77m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:27AM0.39m | 2:08PM0.44m | 2:34AM0.38m | 3:16PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | |  | | | |  | |  | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | ENE 7 | SW 15 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | WSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 1712 | 3254 | 3415 | 2982 | 2390 | 2094 | 38 | 2010 | 14 | 39 | 38 | 19 | 12 | 5733 | 5351 | 7053 | 11301 | 14048 | 14560 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 6 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 785 | 45 | 41 | 29 | 28 | 60 | 16 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SE 11 | SSE 9 | SE 11 | SSE 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 113 | 40 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 26 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ESE 10 | NE 3 | NE 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 15 | WSW 7 | WSW 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 10 | 22 | 71 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 4117 | 773 | 6040 | 2195 | 6494 | 6198 | 5877 | 102 | 129 | 325 | 136 | 64 | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 78 | 275 | 130 | 84 | 583 | 180 | 187 | 167 | 81 | 81 | 78 | 84 | 89 | 84 |
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