
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today (06 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 11PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 06). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Patea River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue night, strong winds from the SSE by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1575 | 1373 | 1373 | 1155 | 1005 | 883 | 693 | 581 | 424 | 412 | 301 | 1029 | 432 | 341 | 408 | 279 | 520 | 710 | 875 | 1283 | 1703 | 2184 | 2612 | 3071 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:38PM2.10m | 1:54AM2.20m | 2:25PM2.05m | 2:42AM2.13m | 3:16PM2.01m | 3:37AM2.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:49PM0.51m | 8:18AM0.47m | 8:38PM0.57m | 9:06AM0.50m | 9:32PM0.61m | 10:00AM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | |
5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 7 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 21 |
607 | 567 | 1373 | 1155 | 1005 | 883 | 693 | 581 | 424 | 412 | 301 | 435 | 160 | 158 | 245 | 91 | 88 | 51 | 216 | 303 | 120 | 281 | 654 | 44 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | NNW 8 | SW 14 | WSW 10 | W 21 | SW 14 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 8 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 14 | SW 16 | — | WSW 22 |
1517 | 1373 | 313 | 177 | 76 | 47 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 164 | 31 | 9 | 119 | 15 | 37 | 14 | 61 | 101 | 74 | 258 | — | 45 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | S 16 | — | — | S 14 | S 15 | W 21 | — | — | WSW 18 | — | — | SW 17 | W 24 | — | — |
— | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 9 | — | — | 63 | — | — | 72 | 11 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | SSE 6 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 |
1575 | — | 27 | 26 | — | 68 | 41 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 60 | 1029 | 432 | 341 | 408 | 279 | 520 | 710 | 875 | 1283 | 1703 | 2184 | 2612 | 3071 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 164 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 19 | 50 | 124 | 168 | 88 | 185 | 88 | 164 | 185 | 164 | 164 | 164 |
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