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Papatowai Surf Forecast
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Papatowai surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 22 Dec 2024 NZDT
How big are the waves at Papatowai today?
The current surf forecast for Papatowai at 6PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (22 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Papatowai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 592 | 504 | 310 | 358 | 344 | 318 | 412 | 459 | 507 | 526 | 444 | 335 | 444 | 451 | 416 | 382 | 217 | 393 | 350 | 295 | 382 | 398 | 387 | 377 | 317 | 308 | 253 | 295 | 242 | 190 | 181 | 131 | 120 | 112 | 82 | 63 | 60 | 227 | 273 | 116 | 109 | 98 | 153 | 175 | 264 | 264 | 181 | 226 | 174 | 171 | 230 | 505 | 620 | 389 | 273 | 178 | 208 | 290 | 369 | 367 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:49AM 1.67 | 9:13PM 1.59 | 9:42AM 1.61 | 10:08PM 1.56 | 10:35AM 1.58 | 11:03PM 1.56 | 11:27AM 1.57 | 11:55PM 1.59 | 12:16PM 1.58 | 12:43AM 1.64 | 1:02PM 1.62 | 1:28AM 1.70 | 1:45PM 1.66 | 2:11AM 1.77 | 2:26PM 1.71 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:07PM 0.46 | 3:28AM 0.46 | 3:57PM 0.49 | 4:19AM 0.50 | 4:46PM 0.50 | 5:09AM 0.52 | 5:33PM 0.49 | 5:58AM 0.52 | 6:19PM 0.48 | 6:45AM 0.50 | 7:03PM 0.44 | 7:31AM 0.47 | 7:46PM 0.40 | 8:16AM 0.43 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 9:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:37 |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
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