Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paturau River today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 12AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
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 Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1621 | 1433 | 1075 | 817 | 331 | 269 | 265 | 312 | 333 | 596 | 724 | 850 | 731 | 838 | 910 | 2473 | 3246 | 2073 | 2164 |
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 | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:17AM2.45m | 12:32PM2.38m | 00:58AM2.27m | 1:14PM2.21m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:06PM0.11m | 6:27AM0.20m | 6:45PM0.30m | 7:08AM0.40m | 7:30PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  | |  | | |  |  | | | |  |  | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | W 20 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 13 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | W 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 331 | 269 | 265 | 312 | 333 | 596 | 724 | 850 | 402 | 838 | 910 | 238 | 243 | 131 | 703 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | N 10 | — | — | NNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 711 | 825 | 2 | — | — | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 20 | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | N 10 | — | — | W 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 389 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | — | — | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 1621 | 1433 | 1075 | 817 | 36 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 41 | 455 | 608 | 731 | — | — | 2473 | 3246 | 2073 | 2164 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 101 | 96 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 157 | 144 | 84 | 101 | 197 | 96 |
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