
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paturau River today (29 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 12AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Paturau River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1806 | 1593 | 1564 | 1696 | 4400 | 3801 | 3420 | 3048 | 2868 | 2752 | 2345 | 2167 | 1992 | 1800 | 1621 | 1598 | 1830 | 2017 | 1733 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:33PM2.92m | 11:55AM2.84m | 00:12AM2.87m | 12:35PM2.77m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:23PM-0.16m | 5:45AM-0.19m | 6:02PM-0.13m | 6:26AM-0.09m | 6:44PM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | — | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | — | — |
— | 470 | 438 | 339 | — | — | 1873 | 1630 | 1431 | — | 1303 | 2167 | 1992 | 1800 | 1621 | 801 | 496 | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
1806 | 1593 | 1564 | 1696 | 4400 | 3801 | 3420 | 3048 | 2868 | 2752 | 2345 | — | — | — | — | 1598 | 1830 | 2017 | 1733 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 209 | 157 | 157 | 199 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 182 | 209 | 157 | 24 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 182 | 200 | 157 | 144 |
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