
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paturau River today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 7PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.3m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Paturau River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WSW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
3347 | 4179 | 3740 | 1514 | 1065 | 928 | 659 | 619 | 739 | 501 | 574 | 625 | 888 | 671 | 524 | 471 | 869 | 1474 | 1745 | 1689 | 1830 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:52AM2.88m | 11:11PM2.94m | 11:34AM2.89m | 11:58PM2.89m | 12:20PM2.84m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:59PM-0.18m | 5:23AM-0.16m | 5:43PM-0.14m | 6:10AM-0.05m | 6:32PM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | N 13 | NW 8 | N 13 | — | NW 8 |
413 | — | — | 1328 | 906 | 730 | 649 | 427 | 178 | 298 | 446 | — | — | — | — | 408 | 3 | 233 | 3 | — | 95 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | — | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 11 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | — | N 13 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 3 | — | 62 | 96 | 61 | 178 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WSW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 |
3347 | 4179 | 3740 | 1514 | 1065 | 928 | 659 | 619 | 739 | 501 | 574 | 625 | 888 | 671 | 524 | 471 | 869 | 1474 | 1745 | 1689 | 1830 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 84 | 209 | 197 | 197 | 96 | 157 | 96 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 144 | 209 | 144 | 96 | 96 | 157 | 96 | 396 | 280 | 194 | 157 |
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