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Papatowai surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 21 Nov 2024 NZDT
Forecast 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
13.3° C
(Which is 2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Papatowai today?

The current surf forecast for Papatowai at 11PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)--
Afternoon (21 Nov)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (21 Nov)10ft (3.0m)13s

Table - waves today at Papatowai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3.5
WSW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
3
SW
2.5
SW
1.7
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.9
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
Period(s) (?)131312121212119101112121314151515151414141413131313121211121212131313131414141313131312121212121113141414147910111212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)326429042683298723352043232917432980413744504308498968577977737068075902506143853820324725072081193927791685781113212801799254928663170329246964271476246234082331429192573211617991580142312147988381368943951776431715988171422512071
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
ESE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
10
NE
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
W
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:04PM
1.72
8:40AM
1.77
9:05PM
1.66
9:39AM
1.71
10:05PM
1.62
10:36AM
1.67
11:01PM
1.61
11:27AM
1.66
11:50PM
1.63
12:12PM
1.66
12:35AM
1.66
12:54PM
1.67
1:16AM
1.70
1:34PM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:24AM
0.35
3:00PM
0.43
3:21AM
0.40
3:55PM
0.45
4:16AM
0.42
4:46PM
0.45
5:05AM
0.43
5:32PM
0.44
5:51AM
0.43
6:15PM
0.42
6:35AM
0.42
6:55PM
0.39
7:16AM
0.40
7:34PM
0.37
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
Sunrise-----5:50-------5:50-------5:48-------5:48-------5:48-------5:47-------5:46------
Sunset-9:04-------9:05-------9:07-------9:07-------9:08-------9:10-------9:12-------9:13--
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Rain (mm)
---------1-----------------1-----------------------122------
Temp. °C1110987910111310988810111210765512161716141312121215161512111011141717141110101010111311111213131213121187
Feels °C (?)44432333533122456532117121311999991111107657911118766787879111211998754
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