Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paturau River today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 4PM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
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 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2041 | 2012 | 1755 | 1558 | 1299 | 1316 | 1759 | 1530 | 1347 | 376 | 406 | 483 | 355 | 705 | 705 | 785 | 1491 | 1896 | 1677 | 412 | 341 | 317 | 534 | 423 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:16AM2.96m | 10:38PM3.02m | 11:11AM2.94m | 11:31PM3.00m | 12:05PM2.86m | 00:24AM2.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:26PM-0.09m | 4:52AM-0.19m | 5:19PM-0.05m | 5:47AM-0.12m | 6:12PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 |
 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | 5:08 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | E 4 | — | — | W 23 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | W 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 2041 | 2012 | 1755 | 1558 | 1299 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 203 | 153 | 483 | 355 | 705 | 705 | 210 | 155 | 147 | 257 | 412 | 193 | 160 | 534 | 423 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | W 22 | W 21 | W 11 | WSW 11 | E 5 | E 6 | W 18 | E 4 | N 12 | N 12 | W 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 15 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 64 | 230 | 33 | 29 | 155 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 188 | 341 | 317 | 346 | 336 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | WSW 16 | W 20 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | E 5 | N 13 | — | W 16 | N 12 | W 15 | W 15 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 48 | 30 | 120 | 160 | 8 | 3 | — | 134 | 3 | 294 | 215 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | W 3 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 7 | WSW 8 | E 3 | E 4 | E 5 | — | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 27 | 20 | — | — | 8 | 1316 | 1759 | 1530 | 1347 | 376 | 406 | 4 | 11 | 58 | — | 785 | 1491 | 1896 | 1677 | 305 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 144 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 144 | 157 | 157 | 144 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 144 | 144 | 209 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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