
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paturau River today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 12PM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Paturau River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3769 | 3502 | 1576 | 2134 | 1894 | 1367 | 1191 | 1158 | 1016 | 886 | 862 | 837 | 735 | 714 | 693 | 595 | 547 | 461 | 454 | 378 | 633 | 745 | 839 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:48AM2.80m | 1:14PM2.59m | 1:36AM2.61m | 2:00PM2.42m | 2:26AM2.42m | 2:51PM2.27m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:05AM0.06m | 7:21PM0.20m | 7:52AM0.26m | 8:10PM0.39m | 8:40AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NNW 11 | WSW 17 | W 17 |
— | 875 | 1576 | 2134 | 1894 | 1367 | 1191 | 1158 | 1016 | 886 | 862 | 837 | 735 | 714 | 693 | 595 | 547 | 461 | 454 | 378 | 22 | 57 | 51 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 6 | N 11 | N 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NNW 11 | W 18 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
— | — | 115 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | W 22 | — | W 20 | W 20 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | ENE 4 | E 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
— | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | 30 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 6 | — | ESE 3 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
3769 | 3502 | 177 | — | 3 | 15 | 40 | 75 | 134 | 160 | 132 | 88 | 83 | 55 | 43 | 24 | — | — | — | 9 | 633 | 745 | 839 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 93 | 0 | 10 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 93 | 93 | 157 | 157 | 144 |
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