Surf Forecast Surf Report
Pataua surf break

Pataua surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 09 May 2025 NZST
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Pataua surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Pataua sea temperature is
19.5° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Pataua today?

The current surf forecast for Pataua at 4AM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)7ft (2.1m)9s
Afternoon (10 May)6ft (1.8m)9s
Evening (10 May)5ft (1.6m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
NE
2.5
NE
2.4
NE
2.2
NE
2.1
NE
1.9
NE
1.8
NE
1.7
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.7
ENE
1.6
NE
1.4
NE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
0.9
ENE
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)1010109999999999999998888888881088131313121212121211111111111111111111111010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1563126010598407836325734994594594234604153384243853333264225004894994894004013473051692702347717606406604774724643893692952892402402351911881881461431081021009873715050494931
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
S
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:30AM
1.80
6:03PM
1.79
6:12AM
1.82
6:45PM
1.85
6:53AM
1.83
7:25PM
1.90
7:33AM
1.84
8:04PM
1.93
8:12AM
1.84
8:43PM
1.94
8:51AM
1.82
9:23PM
1.94
9:31AM
1.80
10:03PM
1.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:23PM
0.51
11:49AM
0.37
12:09AM
0.48
12:29PM
0.33
12:52AM
0.45
1:08PM
0.29
1:33AM
0.43
1:47PM
0.27
2:14AM
0.42
2:26PM
0.27
2:55AM
0.42
3:06PM
0.28
3:36AM
0.44
3:46PM
0.30
4:18AM
0.46
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise----7:05-------7:07-------7:07-------7:07-------7:09-------7:09-------7:11-------
Sunset------5:29-------5:29-------5:28-------5:27-------5:25-------5:24-------5:24-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161515151416161514131414141617161617171717171717171616151517181615151514141718171515141414181816151514141516191715151414
Feels °C (?)131212111012111112101111121415141413131313131415151414131315161313141413131516151414131313171715141413131415171614141313
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