Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 10AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Patea River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 18 | SW 17 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 126 | 145 | 244 | 214 | 193 | 196 | 193 | 153 | 155 | 160 | 101 | 285 | 427 | 492 | 457 | 323 | 187 | 134 | 101 | 59 | 52 | 65 | 175 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:25AM1.77m | 6:51PM1.91m | 7:24AM1.86m | 7:41PM2.02m | 8:15AM2.00m | 8:26PM2.15m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:39PM0.69m | 1:17AM0.59m | 1:36PM0.55m | 2:06AM0.42m | 2:24PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 126 | 145 | 211 | 214 | 157 | 114 | 79 | 73 | 66 | 77 | 101 | 89 | 85 | 61 | 457 | 323 | 187 | 134 | 101 | 59 | 35 | 23 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 12 | S 9 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 10 | W 22 | S 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 79 | 49 | 6 | 183 | 193 | 196 | 193 | 153 | 155 | 160 | 96 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 61 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 52 | 65 | 175 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | — | — | W 20 | SW 20 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 21 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | — | — | 8 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 29 | 42 | 35 | 62 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 6 | WSW 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 77 | 244 | 186 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 7 | 285 | 427 | 492 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 27 | 168 | 175 | 27 | 27 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 27 | 188 | 175 | 168 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 175 | 27 | 19 |
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