Paturau River Surf Photo by Rob Davies

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	SE	ESE	NNW	WSW
	7 s	off	7 s	9 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 September at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Paturau River around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	ESE	ESE	WSW	NNW
	8 s	off	8 s	16 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 September at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Paturau River around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	ESE	ESE	WSW	NNW
	9 s	off	9 s	16 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 September at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Paturau River around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	ESE	ESE	WSW	NNW
	9 s	off	9 s	16 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 September at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Paturau River around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	ESE	ESE	WSW	NNW
	9 s	off	9 s	15 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 September at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Paturau River around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	ESE	ESE	WSW	NNW
	8 s	off	8 s	15 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 September at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Paturau River around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	ESE	ESE	WSW	NNW
	14 s	off	7 s	14 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 September at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Paturau River around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	ESE	E	WSW	NNW
	14 s	cross- off	7 s	14 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 September at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Paturau River around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SE	E	WSW	E
	13 s	off	6 s	13 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 September at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Paturau River around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	ESE	E	WSW	ENE
	13 s	cross- off	6 s	13 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 September at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Paturau River around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	E	E	WSW	NW
	13 s	cross- off	6 s	13 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 September at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Paturau River around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	ESE	ESE	WSW	E
	13 s	cross- off	5 s	13 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 September at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Paturau River around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SE	ESE	WSW	E
	12 s	off	5 s	12 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 September at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Paturau River around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SE	ESE	WSW	E
	12 s	off	5 s	12 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 September at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Paturau River around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SSE		WSW	E
	12 s	glass		12 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 September at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Paturau River around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SSW		WSW	E
	11 s	cross- off		11 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 September at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Paturau River around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	S		WSW	E
	11 s	glass		11 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 September at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Paturau River around the time the photo was taken

Image captured One hour and 28 minutes after low water (rising ordinary tide). Tide height was 0.5m (1.6 ft). Range 3.82m (12.5 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Paturau River Surf Photo: 'Hollow right, low tide Paturau' by Rob Davies

A foot or so overhead and very good for an hour or so.

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2465 photos)

Photo taken at: 8:43 am 29 Sep 2014