
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paturau River today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 4PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Paturau River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1100 | 957 | 926 | 847 | 723 | 560 | 550 | 418 | 234 | 230 | 291 | 303 | 297 | 297 | 292 | 292 | 240 | 301 | 850 | 887 | 907 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:10AM2.41m | 8:32PM2.49m | 8:52AM2.52m | 9:11PM2.61m | 9:31AM2.61m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:25PM0.61m | 2:43AM0.55m | 3:05PM0.48m | 3:21AM0.43m | 3:41PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||
7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
1100 | 957 | 926 | 847 | 723 | 560 | 550 | 418 | 234 | 230 | 291 | 303 | 297 | 297 | 292 | 292 | 240 | 236 | 850 | 887 | 907 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | — | W 10 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 9 | — | 94 | 62 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 50 | 126 | 301 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — | W 18 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | N 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 13 |
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