Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paturau River today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 11AM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 1.9m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Paturau River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the S by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sun 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3148 | 3081 | 2760 | 2280 | 2309 | 2157 | 2021 | 1007 | 1158 | 2746 | 3114 | 3609 | 3848 | 1728 | 1680 | 1499 | 2822 | 3114 | 3030 | 2864 | 4821 | 4660 | 4607 | 2024 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:56AM2.95m | 11:15PM3.05m | 11:43AM2.88m | 00:02AM2.96m | 12:29PM2.76m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:41AM-0.25m | 5:04PM-0.15m | 5:30AM-0.22m | 5:50PM-0.09m | 6:18AM-0.10m | 6:35PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | 5:24 |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 19 | — | — | W 18 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | — | 3081 | 2760 | 2280 | — | — | — | 1007 | 1158 | 730 | 858 | 1010 | 876 | 1728 | 1680 | 1499 | 746 | 746 | 726 | 721 | — | — | 1357 | 2024 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 146 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | WNW 6 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 3148 | 140 | 1879 | 1610 | 2309 | 2157 | 2021 | 203 | 203 | 2746 | 3114 | 3609 | 3848 | 330 | 251 | 244 | 2822 | 3114 | 3030 | 2864 | 4821 | 4660 | 4607 | 311 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 96 | 96 | 96 | 209 | 207 | 157 | 144 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 144 | 182 | 144 | 24 | 26 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 157 | 197 | 182 | 103 | 20 |
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