Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paturau River today (25 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 10AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (25 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Paturau River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sun 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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 460 | 699 | 2028 | 3142 | 3192 | 2906 | 2676 | 2460 | 2077 | 1731 | 1310 | 1096 | 986 | 965 | 543 | 867 | 757 | 757 | 669 | 659 | 659 | 387 | 372 | 365 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:06AM2.31m | 6:33PM2.29m | 6:58AM2.35m | 7:23PM2.38m | 7:45AM2.43m | 8:08PM2.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:19PM0.69m | 00:47AM0.68m | 1:11PM0.68m | 1:36AM0.64m | 1:59PM0.63m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | 5:10 |
mm | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 460 | 364 | 2028 | 3142 | 3192 | 2906 | 2676 | 2460 | 2077 | 1731 | 1310 | 1096 | 986 | 965 | 543 | 867 | 757 | 757 | 669 | 659 | 659 | 387 | 372 | 365 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | E 7 | E 9 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 12 | WSW 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 384 | 362 | 191 | 103 | 42 | 157 | 130 | 89 | 58 | 31 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 27 | 131 | 23 | 24 | 32 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 257 | 257 | 326 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 7 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | W 16 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 18 | 13 | 8 | 13 | — | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | 8 | 63 | — | — | — | — | 47 | 24 | 16 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 8 | — | E 6 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 699 | — | 85 | 205 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 24 | 24 | 96 | 93 | 93 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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