Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paturau River today (15 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 1AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Paturau River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon night, fresh winds from the W by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WNW 7 | W 18 | WSW 17 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
547 | 468 | 372 | 326 | 644 | 527 | 490 | 558 | 631 | 653 | 1882 | 3916 | 3176 | 2441 | 2221 | 2056 | 1755 | 1705 | 1299 | 1316 | 1485 | 1194 | 318 | 727 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:52PM2.86m | 9:19AM2.92m | 9:45PM2.97m | 10:16AM2.96m | 10:38PM3.02m | 11:11AM2.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:39PM-0.05m | 3:04AM-0.14m | 3:33PM-0.09m | 3:58AM-0.19m | 4:26PM-0.09m | 4:52AM-0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | |
5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | NW 7 | WSW 17 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | WSW 12 | W 22 |
547 | 468 | 372 | 294 | 644 | 527 | 490 | 558 | 631 | 216 | 1882 | 3916 | 3176 | 2441 | 2221 | 2056 | 1755 | 1705 | 1299 | — | — | — | 274 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | WSW 20 | W 18 | — | W 8 | WNW 8 | E 4 | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | — | — | — | W 23 | N 11 |
399 | 381 | 343 | 326 | — | — | — | — | 127 | 653 | — | 273 | 253 | 9 | — | — | 18 | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | 10 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | — | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 431 | — | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WSW 8 | W 8 | — | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | — | — | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 6 | W 7 |
57 | 59 | 51 | 77 | 94 | 121 | 200 | 340 | 622 | 448 | 487 | — | 6 | 56 | 40 | 28 | — | — | 875 | 1316 | 1485 | 1194 | 318 | 727 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 93 | 93 | 197 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 197 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 93 | 93 | 144 | 157 | 199 | 96 | 209 |
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