Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paturau River today (11 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 9PM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Paturau River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1393 | 1025 | 827 | 874 | 651 | 521 | 684 | 749 | 849 | 948 | 1007 | 850 | 390 | 1204 | 1004 | 978 | 892 | 869 | 845 | 714 | 721 | 691 | 661 | 555 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:10PM2.39m | 6:32AM2.55m | 7:05PM2.55m | 7:28AM2.70m | 7:59PM2.71m | 8:23AM2.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:20AM0.23m | 12:50PM0.11m | 1:16AM0.09m | 1:45PM0.02m | 2:10AM-0.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — |
 | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
Feels °C | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 1393 | 1025 | 827 | 874 | 651 | 521 | 684 | 749 | 849 | 948 | 1007 | 850 | 154 | 1204 | 1004 | 978 | 892 | 869 | 845 | 714 | 721 | 691 | 661 | 555 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 22 | W 20 | W 20 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 18 | WSW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 24 | W 24 | W 22 | W 22 | W 6 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 |
| kJ | — | 9 | 119 | 30 | 162 | 225 | 54 | 41 | 39 | 29 | 13 | 224 | 327 | 80 | 96 | 11 | 11 | 39 | 82 | 97 | 124 | 268 | 351 | 404 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 154 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 390 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | — | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | — | 103 | 139 | 111 | 111 | 134 | 111 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 96 | 92 | 104 | 80 | 56 | — | 104 | 117 | 121 | 124 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 24 | 26 | 93 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 93 | 13 | 93 | 93 | 0 | 20 | 93 | 93 | 93 |
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