
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paturau River today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 10AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Paturau River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
636 | 758 | 849 | 764 | 857 | 965 | 874 | 1035 | 1927 | 1964 | 1728 | 1474 | 1400 | 1216 | 1049 | 923 | 805 | 827 | 894 | 917 | 793 | 783 | 662 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:38AM2.52m | 8:59PM2.69m | 9:23AM2.63m | 9:41PM2.77m | 10:03AM2.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:26AM0.09m | 2:48PM0.10m | 3:12AM-0.03m | 3:32PM-0.03m | 3:53AM-0.10m | 4:12PM-0.09m | |||||||||||||||||
6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NNW 7 |
636 | 758 | 849 | 764 | 857 | 965 | 874 | 1035 | 1927 | 1964 | 1728 | 1474 | 1400 | 1216 | 1049 | 923 | 805 | 827 | 894 | 917 | 793 | 783 | 181 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 18 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | WSW 16 |
114 | 166 | 116 | 86 | 76 | 58 | 56 | 420 | 50 | 51 | 30 | 29 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 51 | 96 | 662 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | W 8 | WNW 19 | W 19 | WNW 8 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | WNW 8 | W 19 |
3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 119 | 252 | 55 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 30 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | — | — |
— | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 98 | 126 | 122 | 91 | 66 | 88 | 77 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 93 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 93 | 175 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 93 | 93 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
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