Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paturau River today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 5AM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Paturau River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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 18 | W 18 | W 17 | WSW 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 17 | WSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 232 | 225 | 297 | 286 | 188 | 183 | 179 | 276 | 553 | 569 | 491 | 408 | 386 | 761 | 581 | 603 | 625 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:34PM2.79m | 9:03AM2.78m | 9:23PM2.95m | 9:51AM2.87m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:48AM-0.13m | 3:13PM-0.10m | 3:37AM-0.26m | 3:59PM-0.22m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | W 18 | W 17 | WSW 17 | W 16 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 125 | 225 | 297 | 286 | 188 | 39 | 161 | 276 | 553 | 569 | 272 | 308 | 386 | 761 | 581 | 478 | 436 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | N 10 | N 10 | W 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | W 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | 232 | 121 | 56 | 17 | 16 | 183 | 129 | 211 | 242 | 322 | 106 | 408 | 381 | 346 | 133 | 87 | 625 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 10 | N 10 | N 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 | W 18 | WNW 15 | WNW 13 | — | WSW 16 | W 17 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 18 | 67 | 179 | 119 | 109 | 68 | 163 | 42 | 184 | — | 432 | 603 | 52 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | — | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | N 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 52 | 87 | 88 | 57 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | — | 491 | 381 | 286 | 187 | 166 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 143 | 93 | 93 | 13 | 93 | 93 | 91 | 96 | 93 | 0 | 0 |
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