
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 12PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Patea River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 14 | S 10 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
71 | 62 | 58 | 37 | 33 | 31 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 47 | 47 | 69 | 83 | 80 | 94 | 424 | 188 | 145 | 136 | 105 | 100 | 95 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:07AM2.18m | 2:40PM2.07m | 3:05AM2.07m | 3:48PM2.00m | 4:21AM2.00m | 5:21PM2.00m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:31AM0.49m | 9:02PM0.63m | 9:28AM0.59m | 10:11PM0.70m | 10:45AM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | SSW 15 | W 10 | W 11 | W 5 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
71 | 62 | 58 | 37 | 33 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 47 | 47 | 51 | 83 | 23 | 30 | 196 | 188 | 145 | 136 | 105 | 100 | 95 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 4 | W 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
63 | 51 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 69 | 37 | 80 | 94 | 31 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 91 | 80 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 4 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | S 17 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | S 11 | S 11 |
7 | 3 | 13 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 33 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 21 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | — | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | N 3 | — | N 3 | — | — | N 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 11 | 14 | 64 | 74 | 424 | 5 | — | 3 | — | — | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 27 |
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