
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paturau River today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 1AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Paturau River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
393 | 408 | 305 | 561 | 1826 | 2080 | 1875 | 1780 | 1931 | 1846 | 1434 | 615 | 647 | 800 | 343 | 622 | 443 | 356 | 874 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:19PM2.64m | 1:49AM2.57m | 2:14PM2.48m | 2:55AM2.39m | 3:23PM2.33m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:32PM0.13m | 8:02AM0.26m | 8:33PM0.31m | 9:05AM0.45m | 9:49PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 |
— | — | 248 | 561 | 251 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 305 | 222 | 222 | 343 | 622 | 443 | 356 | 874 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 222 | 218 | 215 | 213 | 161 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 102 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 6 | E 3 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 |
393 | 408 | 305 | 173 | 1826 | 2080 | 1875 | 1780 | 1931 | 1846 | 1434 | 615 | 647 | 800 | 137 | 2 | 94 | 330 | 431 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 157 | 144 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 144 | 157 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 24 | 93 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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