
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paturau River today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 11AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Paturau River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 13 | NW 10 | WSW 14 | NW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
331 | 269 | 265 | 312 | 333 | 537 | 632 | 629 | 555 | 828 | 837 | 1186 | 1654 | 2853 | 3314 | 2610 | 1559 | 1589 | 1776 | 3268 | 4177 | 4590 | 3867 | |
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 | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:17AM2.45m | 12:32PM2.38m | 00:58AM2.27m | 1:14PM2.21m | 1:48AM2.10m | 2:05PM2.05m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:27AM0.20m | 6:45PM0.30m | 7:08AM0.40m | 7:30PM0.49m | 7:55AM0.60m | 8:28PM0.67m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 8 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
331 | 269 | 265 | 312 | 333 | 537 | 632 | 629 | 239 | 624 | 660 | 1019 | 809 | 402 | 270 | 161 | 1559 | 934 | 1776 | 3268 | 14 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | WSW 13 | N 11 | WSW 14 | — | WSW 13 | — | W 18 | N 8 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 10 | NNW 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | — |
3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 555 | 2 | 837 | — | 1654 | — | 308 | 190 | 1459 | 1589 | 600 | 19 | 8 | 4 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | E 5 | NNW 7 | N 7 | — |
7 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 109 | 61 | 41 | 5 | 11 | 4 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 10 | N 6 | NW 9 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
43 | 21 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 46 | 71 | 828 | 148 | 1186 | — | 2853 | 3314 | 2610 | — | — | — | — | 4177 | 4590 | 3867 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 209 | 209 | 84 | 84 | 91 | 93 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 144 | 144 | 144 |
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