Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paturau River today (31 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 9PM is: 4.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 15ft (4.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 15ft (4.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Paturau River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 11 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 20 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4714 | 7134 | 6444 | 5148 | 4415 | 3423 | 2422 | 1643 | 1155 | 819 | 636 | 544 | 380 | 358 | 156 | 121 | 208 | 268 | 299 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:53PM2.80m | 11:14AM2.70m | 11:27PM2.79m | 11:49AM2.67m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:47PM0.19m | 5:05AM0.14m | 5:20PM0.14m | 5:40AM0.10m | 5:55PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 7 | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 29 | 27 | — | 5148 | 4415 | 3423 | 2422 | 1643 | 1155 | 819 | 636 | 544 | 117 | 113 | 116 | 92 | 115 | 111 | 105 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 23 | W 22 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 19 | W 20 | W 20 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 156 | 121 | 111 | 214 | 299 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | W 22 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | W 6 | NE 6 | N 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 66 | 25 | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 3 | E 4 | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 4714 | 7134 | 6444 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | 380 | 358 | 42 | 19 | 208 | 268 | 207 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 209 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 151 | 93 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 20 | 10 | 144 | 93 | 93 |
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