Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paturau River today (28 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 12AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 27). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (28 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (28 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
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 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tue 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 659 | 669 | 669 | 359 | 451 | 434 | 525 | 1037 | 983 | 970 | 834 | 811 | 777 | 604 | 586 | 577 | 491 | 560 | 408 | 414 | 529 | 487 | 501 | 501 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 8:08PM2.48m | 8:29AM2.51m | 8:49PM2.56m | 9:10AM2.58m | 9:28PM2.63m | 9:49AM2.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:59PM0.63m | 2:20AM0.58m | 2:43PM0.58m | 3:01AM0.53m | 3:23PM0.51m | 3:38AM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — |
 | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 659 | 669 | 669 | 359 | 270 | 210 | 525 | 1037 | 983 | 970 | 834 | 811 | 777 | 604 | 586 | 577 | 491 | 560 | 408 | 414 | 529 | 487 | 501 | 501 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | E 5 | E 5 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | — | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 23 | 24 | 36 | 74 | 451 | 434 | 175 | 8 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | 57 | — | 132 | 132 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 46 | 82 | 85 | 335 | 51 | 24 | 14 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 20 | 13 | 50 | 147 | 173 | 135 | 73 | 44 | 20 | 37 | 112 | 96 | 75 | 53 | 41 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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