Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paturau River today (26 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 12AM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Paturau River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2460 | 2107 | 1178 | 935 | 773 | 660 | 651 | 459 | 322 | 312 | 249 | 654 | 1390 | 3279 | 3384 | 4234 | 3478 | 1269 | 919 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:47PM2.82m | 10:12AM2.81m | 10:28PM2.92m | 10:52AM2.88m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:40PM-0.07m | 4:01AM-0.18m | 4:19PM-0.16m | 4:41AM-0.20m | 4:59PM-0.18m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 16 | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | — | NNW 9 | N 8 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 1178 | 935 | 773 | 660 | 651 | 459 | 322 | 312 | 216 | 238 | 89 | — | 616 | 191 | 3478 | 1260 | 919 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 13 | W 17 | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 25 | 101 | 56 | 249 | 86 | — | — | — | — | 121 | 1269 | 853 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 132 | 104 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 5 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | W 12 | WNW 12 | — | NE 8 | — |
| kJ | 2460 | 2107 | 59 | 41 | 63 | 55 | 29 | 26 | 48 | 127 | 71 | 654 | 1390 | 3279 | 3384 | 4234 | — | 239 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 157 | 144 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 212 | 209 | 209 | 212 | 214 | 216 | 347 | 322 | 84 | 84 | 99 | 194 | 157 |
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