
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 7PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Patea River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1393 | 2408 | 3304 | 5662 | 4574 | 3484 | 2717 | 2033 | 1601 | 1265 | 969 | 712 | 621 | 561 | 595 | 690 | 659 | 510 | 426 | 419 | 347 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:26AM1.84m | 7:05PM1.95m | 7:24AM1.91m | 7:53PM2.06m | 8:12AM2.01m | 8:34PM2.17m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:45PM0.71m | 1:21AM0.73m | 1:40PM0.63m | 2:07AM0.63m | 2:25PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||
7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | |
mm | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
1393 | 1048 | 3304 | 5662 | 4574 | 3484 | 2717 | 2033 | 1601 | 1265 | 969 | 712 | 621 | 561 | 595 | 690 | 659 | 510 | 426 | 419 | 347 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | NW 8 | W 15 | — | — | S 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 5 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
42 | 80 | 1185 | — | — | 5 | 96 | 67 | 41 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 7 | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | — |
14 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | — | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WSW 17 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 |
298 | 2408 | 61 | 76 | 233 | 177 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 26 | 17 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 93 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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