
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paturau River today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 4AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Paturau River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
657 | 766 | 716 | 858 | 1595 | 2838 | 3300 | 3272 | 3692 | 2859 | 2676 | 2527 | 2676 | 2344 | 1701 | 1437 | 1407 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:20PM2.83m | 9:43AM2.79m | 9:56PM2.91m | 10:18AM2.84m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:32AM-0.16m | 3:48PM-0.13m | 4:08AM-0.21m | 4:23PM-0.16m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | |
mm | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | W 24 | W 24 | W 24 | — | — | — | W 22 | W 22 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | — | — | — | W 17 | W 16 |
115 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | 37 | 36 | 80 | 129 | 186 | — | — | — | 476 | 438 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
657 | 766 | 716 | 858 | 1595 | 2838 | 3300 | 3272 | 3692 | 2859 | 2676 | 2527 | 2676 | 2344 | 1701 | 1437 | 1407 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 93 | 157 | 96 | 209 | 318 | 217 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 157 | 197 | 209 | 209 | 197 | 197 |
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