Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paturau River today (14 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 11PM is: 2.4m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Paturau River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed night, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 13 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 721 | 580 | 587 | 755 | 1120 | 1255 | 461 | 1308 | 2252 | 1860 | 1858 | 2127 | 2103 | 2455 | 2215 | 2124 | 1622 | 1316 | 718 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:47AM2.43m | 1:00PM2.41m | 1:28AM2.28m | 1:41PM2.26m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:36PM0.18m | 6:56AM0.28m | 7:14PM0.33m | 7:36AM0.43m | 7:58PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — |
mm | 2 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 13 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 721 | 580 | 475 | 755 | 436 | 326 | 268 | 219 | 1443 | 1706 | 1858 | 2127 | 2103 | 2455 | 2215 | 2124 | 1622 | 1316 | 718 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | — | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 13 | W 17 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 28 | 56 | 56 | 99 | 461 | 281 | 145 | 126 | 93 | 77 | 112 | 121 | 65 | 51 | 8 | 38 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | W 16 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | W 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 258 | — | 258 | 35 | 35 | 23 | — | — | 16 | 15 | — | — | 173 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 6 | WSW 13 | WNW 16 | W 15 | W 4 | — | SE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 261 | 323 | 587 | 461 | 1120 | 1255 | 127 | 1308 | 2252 | 1860 | 16 | — | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 155 | 212 | 212 | 209 | 84 | 91 | 96 | 144 | 144 | 274 | 93 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 96 | 151 | 0 | 0 |
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