Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paturau River today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 5PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Paturau River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 633 | 285 | 493 | 444 | 374 | 311 | 193 | 180 | 350 | 415 | 452 | 460 | 452 | 515 | 313 | 452 | 280 | 929 | 3216 | 1193 | 3798 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:01AM2.41m | 7:29PM2.57m | 7:57AM2.57m | 8:19PM2.76m | 8:46AM2.70m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:16PM0.26m | 1:44AM0.05m | 2:09PM0.05m | 2:34AM-0.13m | 2:55PM-0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 18 | WSW 11 | W 17 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | W 20 | WSW 16 | WSW 19 |
| kJ | 633 | 151 | 493 | 444 | 374 | 311 | 193 | 180 | 350 | 415 | 452 | 460 | 452 | 311 | 313 | 293 | 210 | 929 | 510 | 1193 | 3798 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | WSW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | NW 7 | W 18 | W 24 | WSW 16 | W 22 | W 20 | W 20 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 123 | 285 | 86 | 84 | 69 | 58 | 49 | 43 | 33 | 194 | 273 | 190 | 235 | 9 | 304 | 97 | 280 | 453 | 396 | 919 | 547 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | NW 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 20 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 15 | NW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | — | — | W 20 | — |
| kJ | 11 | 123 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 33 | 38 | 40 | 131 | 23 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 17 | 143 | — | — | 618 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 2 | NW 3 | — | — | ENE 2 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 11 | W 5 | WSW 11 | WNW 5 | W 6 | WSW 16 | WSW 8 | E 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 8 | 9 | 7 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 515 | 43 | 452 | 48 | 129 | 3216 | 607 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 93 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 157 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 197 | 192 | 212 | 103 | 222 | 182 | 93 |
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