Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paturau River today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 5AM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 15). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Paturau River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 17 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3459 | 3612 | 2942 | 2247 | 2041 | 2012 | 1755 | 1705 | 1467 | 1359 | 1759 | 1530 | 1437 | 394 | 416 | 506 | 655 | 793 | 718 | 1211 | 1198 | 1703 | 1897 | 387 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:45PM2.97m | 10:16AM2.96m | 10:38PM3.02m | 11:11AM2.94m | 11:31PM3.00m | 12:05PM2.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:58AM-0.19m | 4:26PM-0.09m | 4:52AM-0.19m | 5:19PM-0.05m | 5:47AM-0.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | W 23 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | WSW 8 |
165 | 3612 | 2942 | 2247 | 2041 | 2012 | 1755 | 1705 | 1467 | — | — | — | 10 | 203 | 107 | 506 | 655 | 793 | 718 | 1211 | 155 | 147 | 257 | 373 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | W 16 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | W 22 | W 17 | WSW 11 | W 20 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | N 12 | WSW 12 |
174 | 1115 | — | 30 | 33 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | 73 | 30 | 48 | 41 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 387 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | WSW 16 | N 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 18 | N 13 | N 12 | — | W 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 48 | 3 | 121 | 213 | 155 | 3 | 3 | — | 183 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | ESE 3 | E 4 | E 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | W 4 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | E 3 | E 4 | E 6 | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — |
3459 | 8 | 8 | 66 | 52 | — | — | — | 15 | 1359 | 1759 | 1530 | 1437 | 394 | 416 | 5 | 17 | 80 | — | — | 1198 | 1703 | 1897 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 102 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 144 | 93 | 93 | 157 | 144 | 197 | 157 | 200 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 144 | 93 | 93 | 222 | 20 |
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