Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paturau River today (28 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 9PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Paturau River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 19 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2563 | 1684 | 1224 | 716 | 416 | 913 | 858 | 706 | 585 | 363 | 351 | 421 | 487 | 498 | 4043 | 4744 | 1557 | 2091 | 2566 | |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:52PM2.81m | 10:13AM2.76m | 10:25PM2.87m | 10:47AM2.79m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:46PM0.09m | 4:04AM-0.00m | 4:19PM-0.00m | 4:37AM-0.08m | 4:52PM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | |
mm | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 8 |
184 | 181 | 1224 | 716 | 416 | 277 | 165 | 125 | 71 | 66 | 351 | 420 | 404 | 498 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 23 | W 23 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
11 | 10 | 178 | 178 | 133 | 79 | 138 | 136 | 196 | 268 | 44 | 31 | 19 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 22 | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 23 | 58 | 83 | — | — | — | — | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | — | WSW 5 | W 10 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
2563 | 1684 | — | 49 | 379 | 913 | 858 | 706 | 585 | 363 | 263 | 421 | 487 | 419 | 4043 | 4744 | 1557 | 2091 | 2566 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 212 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 91 | 102 | 96 | 101 | 144 | 96 | 157 | 144 | 93 | 93 | 199 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 157 |
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