Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paturau River today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 12AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Paturau River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 333 | 537 | 576 | 771 | 475 | 721 | 837 | 1019 | 1831 | 2658 | 2853 | 4356 | 1630 | 1589 | 1960 | 3134 | 1561 | 3640 | 3352 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:32PM2.38m | 00:58AM2.27m | 1:14PM2.21m | 1:48AM2.10m | 2:05PM2.05m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:45PM0.30m | 7:08AM0.40m | 7:30PM0.49m | 7:55AM0.60m | 8:28PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | NNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | N 8 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 333 | 537 | 576 | 771 | 251 | 721 | 837 | 1019 | 1831 | 257 | 2853 | 4356 | 1132 | 961 | 1960 | 3134 | 1561 | 10 | 3352 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | WSW 13 | N 11 | — | W 14 | NW 8 | NNE 7 | N 8 | N 8 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 9 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | N 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 475 | 2 | — | 458 | 413 | 88 | 186 | 157 | 1630 | 1589 | 487 | 27 | 17 | 11 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | NNE 7 | — | W 18 | — | NE 8 | E 5 | N 8 | E 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 105 | — | 308 | — | 125 | 25 | 54 | 8 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | WSW 13 | — | E 3 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 15 | — |
| kJ | 19 | 23 | 15 | 29 | 93 | 557 | 754 | 734 | — | 2658 | — | 4 | 35 | — | — | — | 885 | 3640 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 209 | 197 | 182 | 182 | 97 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 26 | 144 | 182 | 182 |
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