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Papatowai surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast 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
14.2° C
(Which is 2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Papatowai today?
The current surf forecast for Papatowai at 11PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Papatowai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 891 | 957 | 1125 | 692 | 492 | 902 | 810 | 799 | 696 | 651 | 501 | 642 | 743 | 1212 | 1179 | 978 | 696 | 518 | 369 | 637 | 1243 | 1487 | 1076 | 840 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:35AM 2.01 | 2:59PM 2.10 | 3:23AM 2.01 | 3:51PM 2.11 | 4:14AM 1.98 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:24PM 0.06 | 8:44AM 0.05 | 9:14PM 0.07 | 9:34AM 0.06 | 10:08PM 0.12 | 10:29AM 0.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
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