Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paturau River today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 2PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Paturau River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 890 | 781 | 661 | 816 | 315 | 432 | 596 | 773 | 1543 | 2707 | 3169 | 3140 | 3277 | 2637 | 2258 | 2202 | 2070 | 2032 | 2953 | 2587 | 1230 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:08AM2.69m | 9:20PM2.83m | 9:43AM2.79m | 9:56PM2.91m | 10:18AM2.84m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:14PM-0.04m | 3:32AM-0.16m | 3:48PM-0.13m | 4:08AM-0.21m | 4:23PM-0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | — | — | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 24 | W 24 | — | — | — | W 22 | W 22 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | — | W 17 | W 16 |
| kJ | 148 | — | — | 103 | 161 | 85 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | 37 | 36 | 79 | 129 | 186 | 267 | 238 | — | 476 | 347 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | — | — | — | — | W 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 890 | 781 | 661 | 816 | 315 | 432 | 596 | 773 | 1543 | 2707 | 3169 | 3140 | 3277 | 2637 | 2258 | 2202 | 2070 | 2032 | 2953 | 2587 | 1230 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 157 | 96 | 199 | 341 | 229 | 144 | 96 | 96 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 209 | 197 |
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