
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paturau River today (09 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 11PM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Paturau River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1248 | 1216 | 1049 | 923 | 805 | 827 | 894 | 917 | 793 | 783 | 662 | 628 | 494 | 474 | 392 | 481 | 392 | 376 | 297 | |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:41PM2.77m | 10:03AM2.70m | 10:20PM2.79m | 10:40AM2.73m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:32PM-0.03m | 3:53AM-0.10m | 4:12PM-0.09m | 4:31AM-0.12m | 4:49PM-0.10m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 |
1248 | 1216 | 1049 | 923 | 805 | 827 | 894 | 917 | 793 | 783 | 662 | 339 | 324 | 191 | 226 | 286 | 281 | 281 | 252 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 20 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | N 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 39 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 44 | 77 | 30 | 628 | 494 | 474 | 135 | 481 | 392 | 376 | 297 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WSW 15 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 98 | 155 | 392 | 86 | 86 | 61 | 44 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 |
27 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 166 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 172 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 93 | 157 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 209 | 93 | 93 |
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