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Papatowai Surf Forecast
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Papatowai surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 22 Jan 2025 NZDT
How big are the waves at Papatowai today?
The current surf forecast for Papatowai at 2PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jan) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (22 Jan) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Jan) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
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) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 18 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 253 | 246 | 239 | 224 | 217 | 158 | 161 | 210 | 248 | 597 | 1094 | 1500 | 1471 | 1346 | 1750 | 1417 | 1210 | 1191 | 1052 | 929 | 827 | 683 | 614 | 546 | 478 | 398 | 344 | 298 | 258 | 249 | 177 | 170 | 145 | 148 | 595 | 794 | 455 | 1463 | 3137 | 4054 | 4054 | 3695 | 3306 | 2903 | 2498 | 2103 | 1810 | 1568 | 1346 | 1144 | 878 | 721 | 473 | 411 | 310 | 295 | 281 | 207 | 548 | 1162 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | off | on | on | on | cross- on | glass | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:39AM 1.52 | 10:11PM 1.52 | 10:37AM 1.50 | 11:12PM 1.54 | 11:36AM 1.51 | 12:09AM 1.59 | 12:29PM 1.56 | 12:59AM 1.67 | 1:16PM 1.62 | 1:44AM 1.77 | 1:59PM 1.71 | 2:27AM 1.86 | 2:41PM 1.79 | 3:08AM 1.95 | 3:22PM 1.87 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:58PM 0.57 | 4:27AM 0.60 | 4:52PM 0.58 | 5:22AM 0.60 | 5:43PM 0.55 | 6:15AM 0.57 | 6:33PM 0.50 | 7:04AM 0.52 | 7:19PM 0.42 | 7:50AM 0.44 | 8:04PM 0.32 | 8:34AM 0.36 | 8:48PM 0.22 | 9:17AM 0.27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 9:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:20 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
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