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Purakaunui Bay Surf Forecast
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Purakaunui Bay surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 06 Apr 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Purakaunui Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Purakaunui Bay at 5PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (06 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (06 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Purakaunui Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 06 | Monday 07 | Tuesday 08 | Wednesday 09 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 940 | 1006 | 965 | 1083 | 1021 | 1130 | 1253 | 1680 | 2201 | 3090 | 4247 | 4301 | 3979 | 3517 | 4166 | 3470 | 3221 | 3283 | 6356 | 7902 | 6629 | 4957 | 4890 | 4153 | 3330 | 2083 | 1801 | 1776 | 3110 | 2598 | 2534 | 2289 | 1837 | 1668 | 1438 | 1346 | 1326 | 1346 | 1346 | 1387 | 1493 | 1438 | 1270 | 1387 | 1482 | 1584 | 1744 | 2006 | 2035 | 2171 | 2913 | 3187 | 3099 | 2862 | 2633 | 2427 | 2534 | 4922 | 5271 | 5884 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- on | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | glass | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:41AM 1.71 | 10:20PM 1.80 | 10:45AM 1.73 | 11:17PM 1.81 | 11:38AM 1.76 | 12:05AM 1.82 | 12:23PM 1.78 | 12:46AM 1.83 | 1:03PM 1.81 | 1:24AM 1.83 | 1:40PM 1.82 | 1:59AM 1.83 | 2:16PM 1.83 | 2:34AM 1.81 | 2:52PM 1.83 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:55PM 0.34 | 4:31AM 0.39 | 4:52PM 0.32 | 5:23AM 0.36 | 5:42PM 0.30 | 6:09AM 0.33 | 6:26PM 0.28 | 6:49AM 0.30 | 7:06PM 0.26 | 7:25AM 0.28 | 7:43PM 0.26 | 8:01AM 0.28 | 8:20PM 0.27 | 8:37AM 0.29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 06 | Monday 07 | Tuesday 08 | Wednesday 09 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 8 | 10 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
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