Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paturau River today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 1PM is: 3.5m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 2.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Paturau River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 73mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Mon morning, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6324 | 5906 | 6104 | 6403 | 4266 | 3619 | 7559 | 3142 | 2429 | 1976 | 1367 | 1045 | 899 | 778 | 756 | 813 | 732 | 721 | 623 | 614 | 263 | 444 | 437 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:34AM2.20m | 5:12PM2.23m | 5:52AM2.26m | 6:27PM2.38m | 7:01AM2.41m | 7:29PM2.57m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:50AM0.57m | 11:36PM0.44m | 12:11PM0.46m | 00:47AM0.26m | 1:16PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | WSW 16 | — | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 6324 | 5906 | 6104 | 6403 | 4266 | 3619 | — | 3142 | 2429 | 1976 | 1367 | 1045 | 899 | 778 | 756 | 813 | 732 | 721 | 623 | 614 | 263 | 444 | 437 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | E 7 | E 6 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 765 | 330 | 321 | 248 | 197 | 230 | 179 | 149 | 70 | 103 | 46 | 107 | 123 | 111 | 86 | 86 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NNW 8 | — | N 9 | N 10 | WNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | E 5 | E 5 | NW 8 | E 4 | W 22 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 178 | 156 | 138 | 128 | — | 6 | 16 | 47 | 84 | 65 | 19 | 11 | 120 | 1 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | WNW 17 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 16 | — | — | N 7 | E 6 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4266 | 4284 | 178 | 267 | 471 | 1029 | 7559 | — | — | 245 | 294 | 1161 | 976 | 639 | 395 | 159 | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 182 | 195 | 96 | 209 | 209 | 96 | 96 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 103 | 144 | 20 | 0 |
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