
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paturau River today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 19s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 4PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 20s secondary swell from a West direction, 2.1m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Paturau River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
280 | 974 | 1096 | 1193 | 3404 | 6300 | 7074 | 7357 | 7407 | 8023 | 7842 | 8845 | 2953 | 7185 | 8071 | 7872 | 8150 | 7386 | 7386 | 6734 | 6543 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:46AM2.70m | 9:04PM2.88m | 9:28AM2.79m | 9:46PM2.92m | 10:08AM2.80m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:55PM-0.12m | 3:18AM-0.25m | 3:36PM-0.22m | 3:58AM-0.29m | 4:15PM-0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | |
mm | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 8 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | WSW 17 | W 17 | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — |
173 | 974 | 1096 | 642 | 3404 | 6300 | 7074 | 7357 | 7407 | — | — | — | 2953 | 1417 | — | — | 4226 | 3985 | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | W 22 | W 20 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | E 7 | E 6 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
280 | 453 | 510 | 1193 | 756 | 89 | 36 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | — | W 20 | W 20 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
143 | — | 396 | 919 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 6 | WSW 7 | ESE 3 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
59 | 92 | 408 | 9 | 121 | — | — | — | — | 8023 | 7842 | 8845 | 1147 | 7185 | 8071 | 7872 | 8150 | 7386 | 7386 | 6734 | 6543 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 212 | 103 | 24 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 93 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 93 | 157 | 197 | 209 | 157 | 197 | 197 | 24 | 200 | 157 | 157 |
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