
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paturau River today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 10AM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Paturau River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
645 | 896 | 907 | 813 | 813 | 768 | 644 | 758 | 758 | 857 | 898 | 745 | 661 | 653 | 644 | 636 | 636 | 758 | 849 | 775 | 886 | 994 | 886 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:43AM2.28m | 7:14PM2.42m | 7:46AM2.39m | 8:11PM2.57m | 8:38AM2.52m | 8:59PM2.69m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:59PM0.44m | 1:32AM0.25m | 1:59PM0.27m | 2:26AM0.09m | 2:48PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 |
645 | 896 | 907 | 813 | 813 | 768 | 644 | 758 | 758 | 857 | 898 | 745 | 661 | 653 | 644 | 636 | 636 | 758 | 849 | 775 | 886 | 994 | 886 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | N 13 | N 13 | NW 7 | N 13 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 18 |
5 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 91 | 131 | 120 | 116 | 79 | 72 | 54 | 322 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 15 | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | — | N 4 | N 4 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | WNW 19 | WNW 8 |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 119 | 38 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 |
2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | — | — | 5 | 7 | 24 | 200 | 434 | 290 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 93 | 93 | 212 | 209 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 192 | 93 | 93 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
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