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Purakaunui Bay surf Forecast / Catlins / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 19 Apr 2024 NZST
Forecast update in hr min s Update imminent
Purakaunui Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Purakaunui Bay sea temperature is 13.0°C (Statistics for 19 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 11.3 °C max: 12.5 °C min: 9.9 °C)
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Purakaunui Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Purakaunui Bay sea temperature is 13.0°C (Statistics for 19 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 11.3 °C max: 12.5 °C min: 9.9 °C)
How big are the waves at Purakaunui Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Purakaunui Bay at 6AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (19 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Purakaunui Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Update imminent
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| 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 | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 4309 | 4302 | 3788 | 3105 | 2653 | 2494 | 2207 | 1491 | 1374 | 1259 | 1086 | 2210 | 1883 | 2541 | 4427 | 3506 | 3560 | 3409 | 3775 | 3475 | 3677 | 3299 | 3523 | 4306 | 5064 | 5687 | 6117 | 5538 | 4939 | 4517 | 4245 | 3778 | 3692 | 3364 | 2847 | 2368 | 2027 | 1150 | 1615 | 1452 | 1452 | 1568 | 1744 | 1641 | 4396 | 3990 | 3622 | 3021 | 2796 | 2325 | 2326 | 2148 | 1999 | 1863 | 1602 | 1594 | 1403 | 1810 | 1568 | 1482 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:48AM 1.67 | 12:10AM 1.74 | 12:27PM 1.71 | 12:47AM 1.76 | 1:04PM 1.75 | 1:23AM 1.78 | 1:39PM 1.79 | 1:58AM 1.79 | 2:15PM 1.81 | 2:33AM 1.78 | 2:52PM 1.82 | 3:10AM 1.76 | 3:30PM 1.81 | 3:48AM 1.73 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:31AM 0.43 | 5:47PM 0.38 | 6:11AM 0.39 | 6:27PM 0.34 | 6:48AM 0.35 | 7:05PM 0.31 | 7:24AM 0.32 | 7:42PM 0.29 | 8:00AM 0.30 | 8:21PM 0.30 | 8:37AM 0.31 | 9:01PM 0.33 | 9:16AM 0.34 | 9:42PM 0.38 | 9:57AM 0.38 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:33 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
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