
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 8PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Patea River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
178 | 178 | 183 | 186 | 107 | 304 | 234 | 100 | 99 | 67 | 46 | 50 | 81 | 81 | 186 | 381 | 502 | 558 | 509 | 566 | 362 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:45AM2.41m | 11:01PM2.40m | 11:20AM2.42m | 11:35PM2.36m | 11:53AM2.39m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:55PM0.12m | 5:13AM0.07m | 5:31PM0.16m | 5:48AM0.12m | 6:06PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 |
79 | 178 | 183 | 79 | 74 | 122 | 112 | 82 | 61 | 39 | 38 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 186 | 381 | 502 | 558 | 509 | 566 | 362 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | S 15 | S 18 | SW 17 |
178 | 2 | 2 | 186 | 107 | 103 | 102 | 100 | 99 | 67 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 48 | 51 | 56 | 62 | 4 | 6 | 241 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | — | SW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | WNW 10 | WSW 20 | — | — | — | WNW 8 |
— | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 15 | 37 | 37 | 32 | 50 | 81 | 81 | 42 | 20 | 38 | — | — | — | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 4 |
3 | 108 | 177 | 29 | 15 | 304 | 234 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 161 | 80 | 78 | 21 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 27 | 188 | 177 | 27 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 168 | 273 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
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