Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paturau River today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 19s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 12AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Paturau River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 431 | 460 | 452 | 561 | 682 | 293 | 280 | 929 | 917 | 1193 | 6194 | 6300 | 6647 | 7357 | 7310 | 8023 | 7428 | 8412 | 8777 |
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 | on | cross | cross | off | glassy | glassy | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:19PM2.76m | 8:46AM2.70m | 9:04PM2.88m | 9:28AM2.79m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:09PM0.05m | 2:34AM-0.13m | 2:55PM-0.12m | 3:18AM-0.25m | 3:36PM-0.22m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 431 | 460 | 452 | 311 | 304 | 256 | 173 | 929 | 917 | 1193 | 6194 | 6300 | 6647 | 7357 | 7310 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | NW 7 | — | W 17 | WSW 16 | W 22 | W 20 | W 20 | W 10 | — | E 6 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 273 | 190 | 235 | 9 | — | 293 | 280 | 453 | 510 | 919 | 306 | — | 34 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 15 | — | W 24 | WSW 14 | — | — | W 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | 16 | 14 | 17 | — | 97 | 143 | — | — | 618 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | E 5 | E 7 | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | 32 | 4 | 5 | 561 | 682 | 77 | 91 | 205 | 512 | 681 | 17 | 103 | — | — | — | 8023 | 7428 | 8412 | 8777 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 197 | 197 | 212 | 222 | 209 | 0 | 93 | 20 | 93 | 151 | 151 | 157 | 93 | 144 | 199 |
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