
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paturau River today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 1AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Paturau River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1902 | 1714 | 1240 | 1061 | 1017 | 1220 | 2310 | 2490 | 2460 | 2305 | 1178 | 935 | 773 | 660 | 651 | 542 | 322 | 312 | 285 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:08PM2.67m | 9:34AM2.68m | 9:47PM2.82m | 10:12AM2.81m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:01PM0.06m | 3:21AM-0.09m | 3:40PM-0.07m | 4:01AM-0.18m | 4:19PM-0.16m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
268 | 263 | 404 | 395 | 481 | 307 | — | — | — | — | 1178 | 935 | 773 | 660 | 651 | 542 | 322 | 312 | 249 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 |
— | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 57 | 56 | 96 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 |
1902 | 1714 | 1240 | 1061 | 1017 | 1220 | 2310 | 2490 | 2460 | 2305 | 70 | 85 | 88 | 57 | 31 | 30 | 36 | 104 | 285 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 157 | 157 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 157 | 209 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 197 | 199 | 209 | 212 | 212 |
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