Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paturau River today (04 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 6AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (04 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (04 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
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 36mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 4 | Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 11 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 130 | 95 | 108 | 150 | 117 | 330 | 194 | 213 | 416 | 416 | 869 | 727 | 388 | 656 | 770 | 788 | 718 | 559 | 474 | 399 | 416 | 473 | 630 | 250 |
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 | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:31PM2.54m | 11:57AM2.45m | 00:11AM2.46m | 12:40PM2.35m | 00:55AM2.38m | 1:26PM2.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:44AM0.43m | 6:05PM0.45m | 6:27AM0.45m | 6:47PM0.47m | 7:14AM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 11 | W 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 9 | NNE 8 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 125 | 92 | 108 | 150 | 24 | 330 | 156 | 213 | 416 | 416 | 869 | 321 | 388 | 217 | 169 | 788 | 718 | 559 | 474 | 319 | 416 | 473 | 276 | 213 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | N 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WNW 8 | N 7 | NNE 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | NNE 8 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | N 9 | N 9 | W 19 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 130 | 95 | 91 | 11 | 44 | 29 | 109 | 111 | 75 | 12 | 35 | 342 | 273 | 34 | 43 | 143 | 332 | 407 | 375 | 399 | 306 | 297 | 62 | 250 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 16 | W 9 | N 12 | NNE 7 | WNW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | N 7 | SW 13 | N 11 | N 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | N 11 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 10 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 77 | 40 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 134 | 44 | 9 | 9 | 42 | 42 | 40 | 59 | 118 | 81 | 13 | — | 67 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 6 | — | NW 7 | — | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | — | NW 9 | N 7 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 117 | — | 194 | — | 66 | 181 | — | 727 | 106 | 656 | 770 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 630 | 230 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 13 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 96 | 96 | 13 | 13 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 13 | 13 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 101 | 96 |
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