Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paturau River today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 12PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Paturau River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 494 | 474 | 474 | 481 | 439 | 411 | 366 | 293 | 289 | 217 | 189 | 139 | 162 | 162 | 222 | 659 | 1042 | 1297 | 1469 | 1441 | 1460 | 1138 | 1185 |
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 | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:40AM2.73m | 10:57PM2.75m | 11:15AM2.71m | 11:33PM2.68m | 11:49AM2.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:31AM-0.12m | 4:49PM-0.10m | 5:08AM-0.08m | 5:25PM-0.05m | 5:43AM0.01m | 6:00PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — |
mm | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | N 8 | WSW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | W 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
| kJ | 412 | 197 | 314 | 110 | 392 | 411 | 309 | 254 | 171 | 123 | 96 | 89 | 67 | 57 | 86 | 659 | 1042 | 1297 | 1469 | 1441 | 1460 | 1138 | 1185 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | N 8 | WSW 15 | N 7 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 18 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 494 | 474 | 167 | 481 | 68 | 376 | 366 | 293 | 289 | 217 | 189 | 139 | 137 | 137 | 222 | 125 | 138 | 138 | 112 | 110 | 100 | 95 | 77 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 15 | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 13 | — | — | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | W 18 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 474 | — | — | 38 | 33 | 21 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 104 | 162 | 162 | 133 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 226 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 8 | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 14 | — |
| kJ | — | 322 | — | 388 | 439 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 862 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 93 | 101 | 192 | 209 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 93 | 13 | 93 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 |
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