Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paturau River today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 9AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Paturau River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4083 | 3224 | 2747 | 2157 | 1804 | 1442 | 893 | 1237 | 1329 | 1288 | 1100 | 957 | 827 | 722 | 723 | 560 | 470 | 247 | 234 | 190 | 242 | 226 | 254 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:22AM2.29m | 7:48PM2.35m | 8:10AM2.41m | 8:32PM2.49m | 8:52AM2.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:12AM0.75m | 1:39PM0.72m | 2:01AM0.66m | 2:25PM0.61m | 2:43AM0.55m | 3:05PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 4083 | 3224 | 2747 | 2157 | 1804 | 1442 | 893 | 1237 | 1329 | 1288 | 1100 | 957 | 827 | 722 | 723 | 560 | 470 | 247 | 234 | 190 | 242 | 226 | 254 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | E 5 | WNW 10 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 7 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 15 | 160 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 9 | 96 | 94 | 78 | 8 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 8 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 |
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