Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paturau River today (10 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 5PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 10). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (10 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Paturau River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 62mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Fri 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 242 | 238 | 186 | 178 | 172 | 131 | 217 | 309 | 738 | 552 | 598 | 585 | 481 | 408 | 398 | 381 | 494 | 561 | 561 | 1782 | 1776 | 1939 | 1965 | 431 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:50AM2.68m | 11:10PM2.62m | 11:25AM2.64m | 11:48PM2.56m | 12:01PM2.57m | 00:26AM2.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:01PM0.17m | 5:20AM0.23m | 5:37PM0.23m | 5:56AM0.30m | 6:13PM0.30m | 6:34AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | |  |  | | |  | | | | |
 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | 8:22 |
mm | 2 | 8 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NE 6 | NW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WNW 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | N 7 | N 6 | N 15 | N 15 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 242 | 238 | 56 | 79 | 113 | 113 | 217 | 309 | 32 | 552 | 79 | 79 | 81 | 184 | 309 | 372 | 494 | 561 | 561 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 431 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | N 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | N 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | N 7 | NE 6 | WSW 16 | W 16 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | WSW 15 | N 6 | N 7 | N 6 | N 15 | N 15 | N 7 | N 7 | N 15 |
| kJ | 20 | 45 | 186 | 178 | 172 | 131 | 88 | 82 | 81 | 59 | 18 | 87 | 131 | 26 | 15 | 381 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | E 5 | E 5 | NW 10 | NE 6 | E 4 | N 12 | NE 6 | WSW 18 | N 12 | N 16 | WSW 12 | N 16 | N 6 | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 6 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 13 | 27 | 19 | 89 | 31 | 2 | 11 | 38 | 60 | 3 | 5 | 78 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | — | — | N 6 | — | NNE 7 | NW 10 | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 92 | 94 | 57 | — | — | 86 | — | 131 | 738 | — | 598 | 585 | 481 | 408 | 398 | — | 370 | 338 | 349 | 1782 | 1776 | 1939 | 1965 | 261 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 93 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 96 | 96 | 91 | 91 | 93 | 101 | 199 | 96 | 197 | 143 | 93 | 93 |
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