
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paturau River today (07 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 6PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 07). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Paturau River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1857 | 1432 | 1130 | 678 | 452 | 439 | 529 | 440 | 427 | 326 | 344 | 767 | 679 | 741 | 1094 | 2543 | 2249 | 1851 | 1517 | 1204 | 1061 | 919 | 2096 | 1864 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 2:28PM2.31m | 2:51AM2.38m | 3:25PM2.27m | 3:53AM2.35m | 4:29PM2.27m | 4:59AM2.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:18AM0.32m | 8:39PM0.41m | 9:11AM0.34m | 9:38PM0.43m | 10:12AM0.36m | 10:43PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | |
— | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | |
mm | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 |
1857 | 1432 | 1130 | 678 | 452 | 439 | 529 | 440 | 427 | 326 | 344 | 767 | 679 | 741 | 1094 | 2543 | 2249 | 1851 | 1517 | 1204 | 1061 | 811 | 2096 | 1864 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | W 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | E 7 | — |
133 | 105 | 58 | 91 | 151 | 69 | 127 | 41 | 37 | 26 | 47 | 227 | 404 | 465 | 620 | 189 | 252 | 153 | 95 | 738 | 885 | 919 | 59 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 21 | W 20 | E 6 | W 18 | E 5 | E 4 | E 6 | E 9 | W 22 | W 21 | W 21 | W 20 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | — | — |
— | — | — | 40 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 35 | 67 | 20 | 167 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 110 | 38 | 144 | 222 | 377 | 80 | 71 | 79 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 |
385 | 271 | 200 | 216 | 265 | 222 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | 370 | — | — | — | — | 151 | 121 | 96 | 42 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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