Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paturau River today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 7AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.6m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Paturau River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 12 | W 9 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 14 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 910 | 649 | 684 | 681 | 452 | 446 | 937 | 636 | 587 | 355 | 440 | 637 | 1145 | 1628 | 1685 | 1852 | 2167 | 2394 | 2409 | 4966 | 2438 | 4033 | 4846 | 4926 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:11PM2.94m | 11:34AM2.89m | 11:58PM2.89m | 12:20PM2.84m | 00:50AM2.78m | 1:12PM2.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:23AM-0.16m | 5:43PM-0.14m | 6:10AM-0.05m | 6:32PM-0.04m | 7:00AM0.11m | 7:28PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | NW 8 | N 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 687 | 649 | 619 | 178 | 255 | 446 | — | — | — | 336 | 440 | 613 | 229 | 3 | 149 | 78 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 14 | WNW 10 | W 11 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 94 | 427 | 61 | 178 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | W 9 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 14 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 910 | 647 | 684 | 681 | 452 | 373 | 937 | 636 | 587 | 355 | 372 | 637 | 1145 | 1628 | 1685 | 1852 | 2167 | 2394 | 2409 | 4966 | 2438 | 4033 | 4846 | 4926 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 96 | 96 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 144 | 144 | 96 | 197 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 275 | 157 | 157 | 197 | 157 | 157 | 212 | 199 | 209 | 157 | 200 |
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