Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paturau River today (06 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 10PM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Jun) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Paturau River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the ESE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tue 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 9 | W 7 | WSW 8 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 20 | W 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
377 | 427 | 640 | 794 | 1094 | 1323 | 1027 | 862 | 875 | 753 | 761 | 1570 | 5846 | 6423 | 6155 | 6488 | 6459 | 6690 | 7489 | 1869 | 2365 | 2836 | 5296 | 4900 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross |
High Tide | 1:26PM2.26m | 1:43AM2.31m | 2:17PM2.20m | 2:37AM2.25m | 3:13PM2.17m | 3:36AM2.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:34PM0.49m | 8:06AM0.46m | 8:26PM0.50m | 9:00AM0.43m | 9:23PM0.49m | 9:58AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | |
5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 20 | W 19 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | — | — | — | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
377 | 305 | 278 | 251 | 216 | 151 | 1027 | 862 | 86 | 70 | 761 | 1570 | 50 | 28 | 18 | — | — | — | 1009 | 1869 | 2365 | 2836 | 5296 | 4900 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 11 | E 4 | WSW 17 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 22 | W 21 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — |
250 | 67 | 63 | 73 | 2 | 56 | 125 | 88 | 83 | 320 | 85 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 431 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | W 18 | — | WSW 17 | W 17 | W 24 | W 24 | W 23 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
69 | 27 | — | 59 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 43 | 5 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | W 7 | WSW 8 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — |
94 | 427 | 640 | 794 | 1094 | 1323 | — | — | 875 | 753 | 660 | 657 | 5846 | 6423 | 6155 | 6488 | 6459 | 6690 | 7489 | 1642 | 1338 | 1125 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 91 | 197 | 96 | 96 | 101 | 24 | 20 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 200 | 103 | 103 | 20 | 20 | 93 |
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