
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paturau River today (05 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 9PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Paturau River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
454 | 447 | 384 | 490 | 645 | 896 | 907 | 813 | 813 | 768 | 644 | 758 | 758 | 857 | 898 | 745 | 669 | 653 | 644 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:05PM2.30m | 6:43AM2.28m | 7:14PM2.42m | 7:46AM2.39m | 8:11PM2.57m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:28AM0.40m | 12:59PM0.44m | 1:32AM0.25m | 1:59PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
454 | 447 | 384 | 490 | 645 | 896 | 907 | 813 | 813 | 768 | 644 | 758 | 758 | 857 | 898 | 745 | 669 | 653 | 644 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 19 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | N 13 | N 13 | NW 7 | N 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
12 | 11 | 113 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | NE 10 | WNW 7 | N 10 | N 15 | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | — | — | — | N 4 | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
8 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
— | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 144 | 144 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 212 | 209 | 93 | 91 | 93 | 93 | 13 | 93 | 155 | 13 |
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