Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paturau River today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 5PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Paturau River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the W by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 7 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 240 | 301 | 874 | 920 | 907 | 813 | 780 | 671 | 661 | 572 | 322 | 595 | 1482 | 1149 | 1559 | 1853 | 2267 | 3438 | 6753 | 13743 | 11533 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:31AM2.61m | 9:46PM2.70m | 10:06AM2.67m | 10:20PM2.77m | 10:40AM2.71m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:41PM0.37m | 3:56AM0.32m | 4:14PM0.27m | 4:31AM0.22m | 4:47PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 240 | 236 | 874 | 920 | 907 | 813 | 780 | 671 | 661 | 572 | 322 | 326 | 1482 | 264 | 425 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | W 18 | W 14 | W 7 | W 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 174 | 301 | — | 3 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 28 | 155 | 181 | 78 | 134 | 407 | 527 | 301 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | W 17 | W 17 | W 20 | W 19 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | — | 142 | 147 | 121 | 266 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | N 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | NNE 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NW 7 | — | WNW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 5 | 16 | 33 | — | — | 33 | 51 | 78 | 595 | — | 1149 | 1559 | 1853 | 2267 | 3438 | 6753 | 13743 | 11533 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 13 | 93 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 93 | 93 | 96 | 96 | 212 | 84 | 84 | 91 | 91 | 96 | 209 | 212 | 197 | 96 |
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