
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paturau River today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 4AM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Paturau River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 7°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Mon morning, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | ||||||||||||||||
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 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 | |||||||||||||||||
3738 | 3142 | 2450 | 1976 | 1519 | 1174 | 899 | 778 | 862 | 837 | 744 | 643 | 633 | 614 | 566 | 522 | 444 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off |
High Tide | 5:52AM2.26m | 6:27PM2.38m | 7:01AM2.41m | 7:29PM2.57m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:36PM0.44m | 12:11PM0.46m | 00:47AM0.26m | 1:16PM0.26m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | |
mm | 6 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 10 | 2 | -1 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 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 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 12 |
3738 | 3142 | 2450 | 1976 | 1519 | 1174 | 899 | 778 | 862 | 837 | 744 | 643 | 633 | 614 | 86 | 72 | 444 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | E 6 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | ENE 4 | E 4 | NW 8 |
— | 789 | 502 | 290 | 306 | 87 | 69 | 69 | 51 | 53 | 60 | 101 | 107 | 123 | 3 | 1 | 69 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | — | WNW 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 10 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | W 22 | W 22 | W 10 |
— | — | 156 | 82 | — | 132 | 50 | 36 | 31 | 21 | 72 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | — | — | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — |
1003 | — | — | 117 | 1268 | 1208 | 970 | 566 | 320 | 187 | — | — | — | — | 566 | 522 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 84 | 91 | 93 | 93 | 13 | 93 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 24 | 93 | 20 | 0 |
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