Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paturau River today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 4AM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Paturau River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 759 | 1756 | 3386 | 3481 | 4079 | 3876 | 1382 | 1168 | 910 | 587 | 693 | 838 | 752 | 882 | 880 | 539 | 508 | 509 | 745 | 1251 | 1682 | 2042 | 1957 | 2459 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:28PM2.92m | 10:52AM2.88m | 11:11PM2.94m | 11:34AM2.89m | 11:58PM2.89m | 12:20PM2.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:41AM-0.20m | 4:59PM-0.18m | 5:23AM-0.16m | 5:43PM-0.14m | 6:10AM-0.05m | 6:32PM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — |
mm | 2 | 11 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | — | NNW 9 | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | N 13 | — | — | NW 8 | — |
| kJ | 137 | 89 | — | 453 | — | — | 1382 | 906 | 687 | 587 | 457 | 178 | 181 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 95 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | W 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 94 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 759 | 1756 | 3386 | 3481 | 4079 | 3876 | 1379 | 1168 | 910 | 586 | 693 | 838 | 752 | 882 | 880 | 539 | 508 | 509 | 745 | 1251 | 1682 | 2042 | 1957 | 2459 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 216 | 347 | 84 | 84 | 101 | 91 | 91 | 96 | 96 | 93 | 93 | 101 | 143 | 182 | 212 | 197 | 197 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 197 | 356 | 157 | 157 |
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