
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paturau River today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 5PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Paturau River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the SSE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | WNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | W 17 | WSW 11 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
755 | 755 | 643 | 764 | 373 | 280 | 311 | 363 | 1056 | 573 | 517 | 534 | 350 | 413 | 1707 | 6152 | 5184 | 10039 | 10884 | 8378 | 6778 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:51PM2.11m | 5:26AM2.14m | 5:56PM2.14m | 6:27AM2.19m | 6:57PM2.23m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:33AM0.77m | 11:10PM0.80m | 11:39AM0.83m | 00:15AM0.81m | 12:43PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||
7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | N 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 8 | — | W 10 | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 16 | N 8 | NNW 9 | — | — | — | W 15 |
755 | 755 | 643 | 1 | 373 | 280 | 235 | 304 | — | 573 | 329 | 265 | 350 | 229 | 1707 | 165 | 77 | — | — | — | 6778 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | WSW 12 | — | WNW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | N 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 189 | — | 28 | 160 | 217 | 294 | 215 | 434 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 27 | 98 | 271 | 413 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 13 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | WNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 9 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | W 17 | WSW 11 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | — |
7 | 9 | 22 | 764 | 53 | 103 | 311 | 363 | 1056 | 532 | 517 | 534 | — | — | — | 6152 | 5184 | 10039 | 10884 | 8378 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 93 | 212 | 212 | 93 | 96 | 485 | 212 | 84 | 84 | 206 | 93 | 91 | 91 | 96 | 96 | 229 | 101 | 96 | 96 | 96 |
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