
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paturau River today (24 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 4AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (24 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
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 52mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue night, min 8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | N 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
373 | 367 | 299 | 290 | 245 | 582 | 1374 | 940 | 367 | 554 | 450 | 439 | 946 | 1977 | 2469 | 2151 | 1854 | 1687 | 1430 | 1289 | 1053 | 954 | 800 | 734 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | off | off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:10AM2.30m | 5:38PM2.24m | 6:06AM2.31m | 6:33PM2.29m | 6:58AM2.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:53PM0.66m | 11:23AM0.66m | 11:52PM0.69m | 12:19PM0.69m | 00:47AM0.68m | 1:11PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | N 7 | WSW 13 | NNE 9 | N 9 | NE 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 |
373 | 82 | 108 | 186 | 245 | 204 | 1374 | 940 | 439 | 554 | 450 | 356 | 946 | 1977 | 2469 | 2151 | 1854 | 1687 | 1430 | 1289 | 1053 | 954 | 800 | 734 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | NNW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 5 |
68 | 367 | 299 | 290 | 232 | 1 | 204 | 207 | 367 | 321 | 384 | 439 | 260 | 187 | 76 | 335 | 146 | 85 | 116 | 60 | 43 | 31 | 16 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | WSW 14 | — | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | — | — | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 229 | — | 58 | 30 | 29 | — | — | 29 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | NNE 8 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | — | E 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 582 | 70 | 102 | 97 | 126 | 77 | 49 | — | 72 | 338 | 404 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 96 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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