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Papatowai surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 26 Mar 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Papatowai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Papatowai sea temperature is
15.0° C
(Which is 3.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Papatowai today?
The current surf forecast for Papatowai at 12AM is: 1.7m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.9m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Mar) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Mar) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Papatowai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
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| Energy (?) | 600 | 814 | 1228 | 2024 | 4703 | 4586 | 4295 | 3561 | 2913 | 2577 | 2350 | 2171 | 2110 | 1615 | 1367 | 1847 | 1945 | 2000 | 1853 | 1682 | 1468 | 1369 | 1272 | 1007 | 851 | 778 | 644 | 638 | 604 | 534 | 855 | 1269 | 2522 | 2982 | 2911 | 2955 | 2682 | 2345 | 2039 | 1817 | 1634 | 1494 | 1191 | 1286 | 1659 | 1710 | 1922 | 2323 | 2613 | 2866 | 3227 | 3040 | 3203 | 2911 | 2680 | 2288 | 2010 | 1576 | 1446 | 1220 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross | cross- on | glass | glass | cross | glass | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:22AM 1.91 | 1:39PM 1.90 | 2:08AM 2.01 | 2:26PM 2.03 | 2:54AM 2.09 | 3:14PM 2.12 | 3:41AM 2.12 | 4:03PM 2.17 | 4:29AM 2.11 | 4:54PM 2.17 | 5:20AM 2.06 | 5:48PM 2.12 | 6:14AM 1.97 | 6:47PM 2.03 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:03PM 0.19 | 7:31AM 0.22 | 7:50PM 0.06 | 8:16AM 0.10 | 8:38PM -0.04 | 9:02AM 0.01 | 9:27PM -0.09 | 9:50AM -0.04 | 10:18PM -0.07 | 10:40AM -0.03 | 11:11PM -0.00 | 11:34AM 0.02 | 12:08AM 0.11 | 12:32PM 0.10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 01 | Wednesday 02 | Thu 03 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
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