
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 12PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 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 (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Patea River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | W 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
357 | 323 | 268 | 186 | 186 | 189 | 213 | 367 | 800 | 834 | 891 | 1055 | 1230 | 1808 | 3189 | 4360 | 4391 | 3083 | 1862 | 1134 | 711 | 489 | 294 | |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:07AM2.28m | 10:21PM2.43m | 10:41AM2.32m | 10:55PM2.47m | 11:15AM2.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:59AM0.36m | 4:14PM0.28m | 4:34AM0.30m | 4:48PM0.23m | 5:09AM0.26m | 5:23PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 7 |
357 | 323 | 268 | 186 | 186 | 189 | 213 | 160 | 139 | 154 | 123 | — | — | — | — | — | 3706 | 3083 | 1862 | 1134 | 711 | 489 | 154 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | SW 20 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | WSW 12 |
6 | 6 | 32 | 31 | 55 | 26 | 37 | 97 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 294 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 17 | — | S 15 | SW 21 | SW 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | S 13 |
— | — | 6 | — | 4 | 18 | 41 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 125 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 4 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | W 13 | SSE 5 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 |
34 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 11 | 367 | 800 | 834 | 891 | 1055 | 1230 | 1808 | 3189 | 4360 | 4391 | 100 | 551 | 645 | 466 | 276 | 220 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 188 | 188 | 184 | 27 | 27 | 196 | 214 | 214 | 208 | 184 | 182 | 169 | 57 | 50 | 87 | 87 | 61 | 0 |
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