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Papatowai surf Forecast / Catlins / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 27 Apr 2024 NZST
Forecast update in hr min s 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 12.4°C (Statistics for 27 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 11.1 °C max: 12.4 °C min: 9.9 °C)
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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 12.4°C (Statistics for 27 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 11.1 °C max: 12.4 °C min: 9.9 °C)
How big are the waves at Papatowai today?
The current surf forecast for Papatowai at 4PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 6.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Papatowai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Update imminent
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| 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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| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
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| Energy (?) | 2392 | 4193 | 3761 | 3163 | 2521 | 2795 | 1982 | 1723 | 1545 | 1163 | 1319 | 1381 | 1476 | 1439 | 1534 | 1671 | 1697 | 1932 | 1962 | 1708 | 1568 | 1247 | 892 | 673 | 618 | 694 | 704 | 1021 | 1242 | 796 | 865 | 1228 | 1778 | 1697 | 3466 | 3398 | 4496 | 3606 | 3606 | 3838 | 4435 | 5612 | 6887 | 8233 | 8861 | 10173 | 10773 | 10963 | 9659 | 8266 | 7156 | 5952 | 5078 | 4457 | 4076 | 3597 | 3075 | 2849 | 2322 | 2101 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:53PM 1.77 | 5:12AM 1.64 | 5:41PM 1.74 | 6:01AM 1.61 | 6:35PM 1.72 | 6:57AM 1.59 | 7:34PM 1.71 | 7:58AM 1.61 | 8:37PM 1.74 | 9:02AM 1.66 | 9:39PM 1.80 | 10:03AM 1.75 | 10:38PM 1.87 | 11:02AM 1.86 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:41AM 0.42 | 11:15PM 0.48 | 11:30AM 0.46 | 12:08AM 0.52 | 12:24PM 0.47 | 1:06AM 0.52 | 1:24PM 0.45 | 2:06AM 0.49 | 2:25PM 0.39 | 3:04AM 0.42 | 3:24PM 0.31 | 4:00AM 0.33 | 4:21PM 0.20 | 4:53AM 0.22 | 5:16PM 0.11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | Saturday 04 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
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