Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paturau River today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 6PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 22s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Paturau River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
6136 | 5595 | 5081 | 4820 | 4324 | 3506 | 2895 | 2895 | 2895 | 2287 | 2220 | 2035 | 1977 | 669 | 485 | 573 | 737 | 780 | 826 | 2197 | 1340 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:57AM2.70m | 00:15AM2.73m | 12:38PM2.59m | 1:00AM2.57m | 1:26PM2.44m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:05PM0.04m | 6:30AM0.06m | 6:48PM0.16m | 7:16AM0.22m | 7:40PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||
6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 22 | W 22 | — | — | W 19 | WSW 18 | — | W 18 | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 15 | WSW 14 |
— | — | 82 | 36 | — | — | 181 | 61 | — | 227 | — | — | — | 669 | 485 | 366 | 169 | 167 | 293 | 205 | 1340 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 14 | NW 6 |
6136 | 5595 | 5081 | 4820 | 4324 | 3506 | 2895 | 2895 | 2895 | 2287 | 2220 | 2035 | 1977 | 324 | 432 | 573 | 737 | 780 | 826 | 2197 | 196 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 157 | 200 | 209 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 144 | 93 | 96 | 157 | 96 | 96 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 96 | 143 | 96 | 24 |
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