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Purakaunui Bay surf Forecast / Catlins / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 19 Mar 2024 NZDT
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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 13.7°C (Statistics for 19 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 12.2 °C max: 13.4 °C min: 10.0 °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 13.7°C (Statistics for 19 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 12.2 °C max: 13.4 °C min: 10.0 °C)


How big are the waves at Purakaunui Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Purakaunui Bay at 1AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (20 Mar)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (20 Mar)4ft (1.2m)13s

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

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Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1.1
S
0.9
SW
1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.5
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.7
WSW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
2.1
SW
2.5
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
Period(s) (?)12121111119151414131313131616151514141514141413131312121212121212141413131313131413131414131313131313131516161516161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)53343335026822821730940151851145145138650889784261459058193612901423152712851346109292977369568369565678928012587237618621756163215891519149613671429161514821266124710539541137158429597299747960028549767559375292
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
N
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
0
ESE
10
S
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
25
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
N
15
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
glasscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crossglassglassoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:18AM
1.74
12:38PM
1.68
1:06AM
1.77
1:23PM
1.72
1:47AM
1.80
2:01PM
1.75
2:23AM
1.82
2:37PM
1.79
2:58AM
1.84
3:11PM
1.81
3:31AM
1.84
3:46PM
1.82
4:05AM
1.82
4:20PM
1.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:50PM
0.43
6:23AM
0.47
6:40PM
0.40
7:08AM
0.43
7:23PM
0.35
7:48AM
0.38
8:02PM
0.31
8:24AM
0.34
8:39PM
0.27
8:59AM
0.30
9:15PM
0.25
9:34AM
0.29
9:51PM
0.25
10:10AM
0.29
10:29PM
0.29
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
Sunrise------7:43-------7:43-------7:46-------7:47-------7:48-------7:50-------7:50-----
Sunset-7:54-------7:52-------7:51-------7:49-------7:46-------7:45-------7:43-------7:40--
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C109888810141513121211101215161311101111121111101099111217141211988101315131214141414171817171614101013121098
Feels °C (?)654555711119991091112141110810998878879101497555561012109101010111414131413104576565

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