Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paturau River today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 17s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 7AM is: 3.5m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Paturau River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||
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 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3404 | 6406 | 7074 | 7357 | 7310 | 7599 | 7842 | 8412 | 8220 | 2488 | 6734 | 7386 | 7758 | 7386 | 7007 | 6734 | 6444 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:04PM2.88m | 9:28AM2.79m | 9:46PM2.92m | 10:08AM2.80m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:18AM-0.25m | 3:36PM-0.22m | 3:58AM-0.29m | 4:15PM-0.24m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3404 | 6406 | 7074 | 7357 | 7310 | — | — | — | — | 2488 | 1334 | 1469 | 3990 | 3985 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 741 | 79 | 34 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 77 | — | — | — | — | 7599 | 7842 | 8412 | 8220 | 1258 | 6734 | 7386 | 7758 | 7386 | 7007 | 6734 | 6444 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 26 | 93 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 93 | 144 | 200 | 209 | 157 | 197 | 195 | 26 | 200 | 209 | 157 |
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