
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 1PM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Patea River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1047 | 619 | 1907 | 2058 | 1997 | 1811 | 1654 | 1469 | 1746 | 1472 | 760 | 740 | 1452 | 1580 | 424 | 1644 | 373 | 309 | 418 | 503 | 566 | 574 | 566 | 1689 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:04AM2.47m | 10:28PM2.66m | 10:52AM2.49m | 11:15PM2.65m | 11:38AM2.45m | 00:00AM2.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:54AM0.12m | 4:15PM0.06m | 4:43AM0.08m | 5:02PM0.06m | 5:31AM0.10m | 5:48PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:17 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 8 |
598 | 619 | 1907 | 2058 | 1997 | 1811 | 1654 | 1469 | 1418 | 1472 | 760 | 740 | 339 | 309 | 424 | 309 | 242 | 309 | 203 | 503 | 566 | 574 | 566 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | W 11 | — | WSW 15 | SW 15 | S 17 | S 9 | S 16 | WSW 15 | S 8 |
226 | 516 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | — | 242 | 418 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 397 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 8 | S 15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 19 | 12 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | WNW 6 | W 7 | W 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 7 | WSW 15 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 15 |
1047 | — | 786 | — | — | — | — | — | 1746 | 171 | 172 | 233 | 1452 | 1580 | 289 | 1644 | 373 | 280 | — | 199 | 188 | 238 | 310 | 1689 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 188 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 177 | 175 | 148 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 90 | 27 | 168 | 175 | 175 | 27 | 93 |
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