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Patea River Mouth Surf Forecast
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Patea River Mouth surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Patea River Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
16.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today?
The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 9AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Patea River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 12 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 12 | S 7 | SW 20 | SSE 6 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | |
437 | 430 | 330 | 413 | 184 | 157 | 120 | 81 | 74 | 193 | 94 | 96 | 184 | 170 | 186 | 188 | 157 | 204 | 358 | 314 | 302 | 255 | 198 | 183 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:16AM1.98m | 5:53PM1.92m | 6:10AM2.08m | 6:50PM2.06m | 7:01AM2.20m | 7:42PM2.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:41AM0.51m | 00:05AM0.51m | 12:36PM0.36m | 1:00AM0.37m | 1:26PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 |
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Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 12 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
 kJ | 437 | 430 | 330 | 413 | 184 | 90 | 120 | 81 | 67 | 193 | 94 | 61 | 184 | 170 | 142 | 112 | 73 | 29 | 358 | 314 | 302 | 255 | 198 | 183 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 18 | S 5 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 41 | 41 | 15 | 6 | 25 | 157 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 51 | 69 | 96 | 117 | 108 | 186 | 151 | 151 | 204 | 12 | 35 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 17 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SW 25 | WSW 24 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | S 22 | WSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | — | — | 12 | 11 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 53 | 25 | 54 | 42 | 34 | 9 | 149 | 181 | 157 | 80 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 5 | W 6 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 11 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 61 | 62 | — | 4 | 13 | 29 | 45 | 47 | 39 | 71 | 150 | 145 | 188 | — | 30 | 150 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 19 | 124 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 46 | 0 | 0 |
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