Patea River Mouth surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 25 Apr 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
17.1° 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 7PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Afternoon (25 Apr)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (25 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
1.5
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
7
0.6
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
129
206
236
220
211
206
149
138
138
160
344
334
219
146
232
302
353
365
346
469
373
309
304
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
WNW
10
W
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
10
W
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
SSW
5
S
5
SE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:46PM1.93m
5:24AM2.05m
5:53PM1.96m
6:25AM2.10m
6:54PM2.03m
Low Tide
10:30AM0.63m
10:59PM0.65m
11:42AM0.57m
00:09AM0.57m
12:43PM0.47m
1:07AM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:00
7:01
7:01
7:03
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5:38
5:37
5:36
5:35
Temp °C
11
15
16
14
12
12
11
10
13
16
15
15
13
12
11
11
11
15
15
13
13
12
12
12
9
13
15
12
10
10
9
7
10
12
11
14
12
12
10
10
11
15
14
12
13
12
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
1.7
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
Energy kJ
80
129
206
236
220
59
70
62
62
138
136
344
334
219
146
81
302
353
365
346
469
373
309
304
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
13
0.3
WSW
5
0.1
S
8
0.2
S
16
0.6
W
6
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.1
S
9
0.1
W
20
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.6
SW
17
0.8
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
6
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.3
S
11
0.2
S
11
Energy kJ
42
4
1
19
24
211
206
149
138
2
8
73
72
73
71
232
56
59
38
37
6
6
21
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
5
0.4
SW
13
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
16
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
20
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
15
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
12
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
12
Energy kJ
5
42
4
5
1
2
2
14
2
5
7
7
16
5
78
35
22
22
21
17
3
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
5
0.5
W
6
0.6
WNW
6
0.5
NNW
4
0.9
W
7
1
W
7
1.1
W
6
1.5
WSW
6
0.5
SSE
3
0.5
SSE
3
Energy kJ
10
15
26
7
70
85
77
160
5
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
19
27
22
19
0
0
0
27
184
175
27
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
4
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
5
3
8
5
8
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
8
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
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