Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paturau River today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paturau River at 7PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Paturau River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1074 | 833 | 333 | 435 | 566 | 1116 | 1591 | 2275 | 3307 | 3633 | 2608 | 1592 | 1080 | 790 | 304 | 400 | 899 | 794 | 756 | 415 | 351 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:05AM2.58m | 9:19PM2.71m | 9:40AM2.68m | 9:52PM2.81m | 10:13AM2.76m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:14PM0.21m | 3:30AM0.12m | 3:46PM0.09m | 4:04AM-0.00m | 4:19PM-0.00m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  | |  | | |  |  | | |  | | | |  | | | | |
 | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 25 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 1074 | 833 | 181 | 435 | 566 | 1116 | 269 | 269 | 210 | 201 | 2608 | 1212 | 1080 | 790 | 304 | 262 | 181 | 149 | 116 | 89 | 92 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 17 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 15 | — | — | W 24 | W 24 | WSW 13 | NNE 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 21 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 |
| kJ | 96 | 91 | 333 | 175 | 123 | 115 | — | — | 11 | 11 | 184 | 202 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 400 | 138 | 136 | 196 | 268 | 351 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | E 5 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | W 23 | NE 7 | W 22 | WNW 11 | NNE 7 | W 21 | W 21 | — | — | WSW 12 | — |
| kJ | 54 | 53 | 82 | 11 | 129 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 79 | 38 | 40 | 30 | 79 | 78 | — | — | 83 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | — | NNW 10 | — | — | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 74 | 42 | — | — | 761 | 1591 | 2275 | 3307 | 3633 | — | 1592 | — | — | 273 | 299 | 899 | 794 | 756 | 415 | 292 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 93 | 207 | 212 | 264 | 274 | 212 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 91 | 96 | 96 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 157 |
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