Patea River Mouth surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 09 May 2026 NZST
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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
16.2° 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 11PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)--
Afternoon (09 May)7.5ft (2.3m)11s
Evening (09 May)8ft (2.5m)11s

Table - waves today at Patea River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the ENE by Mon night).

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
W
11
2.2
W
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
9
3
W
9
2.1
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1246
1144
1628
2011
2020
1818
1288
1411
1787
1547
1520
850
674
902
808
796
649
555
546
430
423
330
330
320
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
35
WNW
35
W
30
W
30
SSE
25
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
WNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
2:51PM1.81m
3:16AM1.91m
3:54PM1.80m
4:19AM1.92m
4:54PM1.83m
5:16AM1.98m
Low Tide
8:58PM0.72m
9:39AM0.71m
10:02PM0.71m
10:41AM0.64m
11:05PM0.63m
11:41AM0.51m
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:15
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:21
5:20
5:19
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
16
15
13
11
10
9
10
12
12
11
10
9
9
9
10
14
11
10
9
9
8
10
9
10
10
9
7
5
6
5
6
8
8
8
7
6
6
5
7
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
3
W
9
2.1
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
Energy kJ
104
255
5
5
5
21
20
1520
850
674
902
808
796
649
555
546
430
423
330
330
320
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
14
0.2
S
14
1.4
S
7
1.2
S
7
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
Energy kJ
305
16
195
134
39
34
26
13
7
27
15
26
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.5
S
14
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
Energy kJ
17
41
91
6
6
15
24
12
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
W
11
2.2
W
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
1.3
S
6
1.6
S
7
1.9
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.1
S
7
1
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
NW
3
0.7
W
4
Energy kJ
1246
1144
1628
2011
2020
1818
1288
1411
1787
1547
1281
110
240
336
230
107
78
30
4
3
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
2
2
1
3
4
3
4
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
196
195
195
195
195
164
175
175
148
169
93
88
0
0
0
0
74
0
0
0
0
0
19
27
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
8
8
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
8
6
5
5
9
5
4
4
5
8
9
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