Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paturau River today (06 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 10PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Paturau River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 6 | Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Mon 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 111 | 252 | 275 | 256 | 224 | 219 | 166 | 150 | 146 | 126 | 122 | 129 | 133 | 308 | 468 | 752 | 850 | 939 | 887 | 874 | 758 | 746 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:34PM2.60m | 8:58AM2.56m | 9:16PM2.64m | 9:38AM2.63m | 9:56PM2.66m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:23PM0.27m | 2:46AM0.20m | 3:07PM0.19m | 3:28AM0.16m | 3:47PM0.15m | 4:06AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
 | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | 8:17 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 111 | 252 | 275 | 256 | 224 | 219 | 166 | 150 | 146 | 126 | 122 | 129 | 133 | 159 | 196 | 752 | 850 | 939 | 887 | 874 | 758 | 746 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 49 | 49 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 50 | 70 | 69 | 81 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 308 | 468 | 151 | 140 | 98 | 68 | 46 | 35 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | N 11 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 8 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 |
| kJ | 18 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 43 | 44 | 48 | 86 | 129 | 72 | 92 | 54 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 173 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 192 | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 209 | 194 | 93 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 93 |
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