Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paturau River today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 3PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Paturau River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, strong winds from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 169 | 332 | 520 | 733 | 777 | 711 | 523 | 448 | 437 | 470 | 611 | 655 | 698 | 865 | 975 | 2620 | 1662 | 1186 | 928 | 692 | 550 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:58PM2.23m | 4:38AM2.28m | 5:18PM2.25m | 5:55AM2.33m | 6:33PM2.39m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:39AM0.45m | 10:18PM0.49m | 10:56AM0.49m | 11:38PM0.44m | 12:15PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | W 18 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | WSW 15 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 169 | 332 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 523 | 448 | 437 | 470 | 611 | 304 | 698 | 865 | 975 | 365 | 1662 | 1186 | 928 | 692 | 550 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | SW 14 | N 11 | N 11 | W 19 | W 19 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 19 | WSW 16 | W 17 | — | WSW 18 | W 18 | WSW 15 | W 19 | W 18 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 38 | 46 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 33 | 30 | 113 | 86 | 220 | — | 418 | 248 | 225 | 249 | 164 | 273 | 317 | 247 | 239 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | W 18 | — | W 20 | N 11 | N 11 | W 18 | W 19 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | WSW 14 | W 19 | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 |
| kJ | 11 | 6 | — | 8 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 62 | 29 | 29 | 29 | — | — | 163 | 255 | — | — | 227 | 227 | 227 | 270 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | — | NW 9 | — | NE 6 | NE 7 | NNW 10 | WSW 15 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 520 | 733 | 777 | 711 | — | 349 | — | 371 | — | 655 | — | 116 | 248 | 2620 | 1619 | 171 | 139 | 258 | 214 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 167 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 |
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