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Papatowai surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 22 Feb 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
15.8° 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 1AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Feb) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Feb) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Feb) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
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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| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 13 |
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| Energy (?) | 2581 | 2598 | 2655 | 2622 | 2358 | 2160 | 2335 | 1765 | 1655 | 1599 | 1369 | 1285 | 1211 | 1044 | 983 | 890 | 835 | 511 | 386 | 286 | 203 | 178 | 178 | 531 | 31 | 448 | 703 | 703 | 703 | 854 | 1480 | 1828 | 2044 | 2039 | 1902 | 1805 | 1610 | 1524 | 1347 | 1271 | 880 | 944 | 786 | 773 | 747 | 617 | 528 | 1251 | 1162 | 1127 | 946 | 851 | 623 | 546 | 451 | 638 | 62 | 704 | 3018 | 2982 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross | glass | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:31PM 1.57 | 11:53AM 1.52 | 12:25AM 1.66 | 12:43PM 1.61 | 1:12AM 1.77 | 1:28PM 1.73 | 1:56AM 1.89 | 2:11PM 1.84 | 2:39AM 1.99 | 2:54PM 1.96 | 3:23AM 2.07 | 3:39PM 2.04 | 4:07AM 2.11 | 4:25PM 2.09 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:08PM 0.60 | 5:44AM 0.60 | 6:01PM 0.52 | 6:34AM 0.52 | 6:49PM 0.40 | 7:20AM 0.41 | 7:35PM 0.26 | 8:04AM 0.29 | 8:20PM 0.13 | 8:48AM 0.18 | 9:05PM 0.01 | 9:32AM 0.09 | 9:51PM -0.05 | 10:17AM 0.03 | 10:40PM -0.06 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 01 | Sun 02 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:31 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 8 |
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