
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paturau River today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 7AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Paturau River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the W by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 7 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
297 | 297 | 292 | 292 | 240 | 301 | 874 | 920 | 907 | 813 | 780 | 671 | 572 | 572 | 322 | 540 | 1486 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:11PM2.61m | 9:31AM2.61m | 9:46PM2.70m | 10:06AM2.67m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:21AM0.43m | 3:41PM0.37m | 3:56AM0.32m | 4:14PM0.27m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
297 | 297 | 292 | 292 | 240 | 236 | 874 | 920 | 907 | 813 | 780 | 671 | 572 | 572 | 322 | 265 | 465 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 19 |
2 | 6 | 27 | 50 | 174 | 301 | — | 3 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 58 | 155 | 142 | 147 | 134 | 266 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | W 21 | W 20 | — |
— | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 36 | 121 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 36 | 40 | 59 | 163 | 540 | 1486 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 93 | 93 | 96 | 212 | 212 | 84 |
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