Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paturau River today (13 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 2AM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (13 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Paturau River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
849 | 948 | 1007 | 850 | 390 | 762 | 1004 | 978 | 892 | 869 | 845 | 714 | 694 | 691 | 572 | 555 | 504 | 444 | 372 | 412 | 644 | 527 | 507 | 558 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 7:05PM2.55m | 7:28AM2.70m | 7:59PM2.71m | 8:23AM2.83m | 8:52PM2.86m | 9:19AM2.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:50PM0.11m | 1:16AM0.09m | 1:45PM0.02m | 2:10AM-0.04m | 2:39PM-0.05m | 3:04AM-0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | |
5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
849 | 948 | 1007 | 850 | 154 | 762 | 1004 | 978 | 892 | 869 | 845 | 714 | 694 | 691 | 572 | 555 | 451 | 444 | 372 | 294 | 644 | 527 | 507 | 558 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 18 | WSW 14 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 24 | W 24 | W 22 | W 22 | W 22 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | W 24 | W 22 |
27 | 20 | 8 | 224 | 327 | 138 | 99 | 11 | 11 | 39 | 82 | 82 | 124 | 268 | 258 | 404 | 504 | 386 | 343 | 412 | — | — | 11 | 37 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 390 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 96 | 116 | 127 | 96 | 137 | 131 | 107 | 123 | 125 | 148 | 187 | 176 | 153 | 134 | 165 | 178 | 190 | 240 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 157 |
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