Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paturau River today (25 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 8PM is: 4.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 4.0m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 16ft (5.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Paturau River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10168 | 8872 | 7026 | 5330 | 4347 | 3224 | 2747 | 2157 | 1804 | 1442 | 893 | 1237 | 1329 | 1288 | 1109 | 957 | 827 | 722 | 625 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:57PM2.23m | 7:22AM2.29m | 7:48PM2.35m | 8:10AM2.41m | 8:32PM2.49m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:43PM0.81m | 1:12AM0.75m | 1:39PM0.72m | 2:01AM0.66m | 2:25PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 39 | 5635 | 7026 | 5330 | 4347 | 3224 | 2747 | 2157 | 1804 | 1442 | 893 | 1237 | 1329 | 1288 | 1109 | 957 | 827 | 722 | 625 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | — | — | E 4 | WNW 10 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | — | 10 | 163 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10168 | 8872 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 19 | 27 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 96 | 96 | 101 | 103 | 96 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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