
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paturau River today (02 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 11PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (02 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Paturau River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, fresh winds from the N by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sun 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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | NW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NNW 8 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | W 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
66 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 80 | 48 | 55 | 49 | 90 | 106 | 224 | 186 | 1158 | 1183 | 1155 | 1860 | 2285 | 3096 | 1631 | 1003 | 1255 | 1249 | 980 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:15PM2.68m | 11:38AM2.59m | 11:52PM2.64m | 12:16PM2.53m | 00:30AM2.59m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:10PM0.36m | 5:27AM0.34m | 5:45PM0.33m | 6:06AM0.31m | 6:23PM0.32m | 6:47AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | |
5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WSW 17 | N 9 | NW 10 | NNE 8 | N 9 | W 18 | W 17 | NW 9 |
66 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 80 | 11 | 9 | 49 | 90 | 106 | 56 | 186 | 1158 | 1183 | 1155 | 27 | 1146 | 3096 | 291 | 439 | 498 | 459 | 393 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 16 | WSW 16 | W 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 13 | W 18 | W 22 | W 21 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | W 16 |
— | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 26 | 39 | 55 | 40 | 40 | 67 | 31 | 148 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 35 | 68 | 183 | 318 | 404 | — | — | 339 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | W 11 | NE 5 | — | — | — | WSW 13 | W 18 | W 23 | W 22 | — | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | 35 | 1 | — | — | — | 16 | 6 | 11 | 9 | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | N 6 | NNE 5 | N 6 | N 7 | NNW 8 | WNW 11 | — | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | W 11 |
4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 18 | — | — | 23 | 40 | 77 | 224 | 94 | 51 | 221 | 453 | 1860 | 2285 | — | 1631 | 1003 | 1255 | 1249 | 980 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 13 | 13 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 91 | 96 | 207 | 207 | 212 | 212 | 217 | 227 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 91 | 96 |
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