
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paturau River today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 1PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
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 27mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | N 8 | N 9 | NNE 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
447 | 447 | 447 | 453 | 467 | 480 | 373 | 367 | 294 | 290 | 232 | 229 | 617 | 759 | 603 | 321 | 384 | 439 | 853 | 2179 | 2377 | 2111 | 1674 | 1361 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:11AM2.36m | 4:39PM2.24m | 5:10AM2.30m | 5:38PM2.24m | 6:06AM2.31m | 6:33PM2.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:26AM0.59m | 10:53PM0.66m | 11:23AM0.66m | 11:52PM0.69m | 12:19PM0.69m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:10 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | WSW 13 | N 8 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
447 | 447 | 447 | 453 | 467 | 480 | 373 | 85 | 101 | 101 | 84 | 229 | 617 | 759 | 603 | 547 | 368 | 363 | 853 | 2179 | 2377 | 2111 | 1674 | 1361 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NNW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 |
61 | 45 | 37 | 25 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 367 | 294 | 290 | 232 | 1 | 204 | 207 | 229 | 161 | 384 | 439 | 271 | 156 | 78 | 203 | 50 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | NW 12 | NW 10 | WSW 14 | NW 9 | E 5 | WSW 13 | ENE 5 | — | N 8 | N 7 | E 8 |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 96 | 321 | 112 | 18 | 458 | 8 | — | 28 | 10 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 3 | E 2 | ENE 3 | NNE 6 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | NE 7 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | E 5 | E 7 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 82 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 349 | 51 | 121 | 85 | 64 | 33 | — | — | 27 | 239 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 93 | 10 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 93 | 93 | 10 | 20 | 10 |
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