Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 3AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Patea River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 163 | 197 | 245 | 381 | 533 | 1495 | 507 | 1196 | 333 | 361 | 133 | 77 | 235 | 222 | 131 | 168 | 310 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:21PM2.36m | 9:42AM2.30m | 9:54PM2.45m | 10:16AM2.38m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:34AM0.24m | 3:49PM0.17m | 4:08AM0.15m | 4:22PM0.11m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 13 | W 9 | W 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 163 | 197 | 245 | 381 | 533 | 609 | 507 | 424 | 333 | 83 | 133 | 77 | 43 | 58 | 72 | 102 | 97 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | SW 13 | WNW 9 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 53 | 64 | 62 | 28 | 21 | 34 | 51 | 70 | 58 | 10 | 61 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 86 | 38 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | WSW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 22 | S 11 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 66 | 21 | 42 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 44 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | WNW 10 | — | WNW 10 | NW 5 | W 10 | W 5 | W 5 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 5 | 12 | 1495 | — | 1196 | 25 | 361 | 43 | 37 | 235 | 222 | 131 | 168 | 310 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 22 | 27 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 184 | 27 | 27 | 39 | 88 | 124 | 90 | 90 | 90 |
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