Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 8AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Patea River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 93 | 121 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 65 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 64 | 69 | 69 | 138 | 238 | 243 | 232 | 192 | 145 | 88 | 85 | 84 | 106 | 164 | 196 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:00AM1.83m | 3:27PM1.88m | 4:10AM1.75m | 4:40PM1.82m | 5:19AM1.73m | 5:51PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:10AM0.72m | 9:55PM0.80m | 10:15AM0.79m | 11:04PM0.81m | 11:30AM0.78m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 93 | 121 | 30 | 20 | 12 | 65 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 15 | 22 | 69 | 127 | 82 | 243 | 232 | 192 | 145 | 86 | 57 | 41 | 106 | 164 | 196 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 5 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SW 11 | SW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 7 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 25 | 14 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 64 | 69 | 43 | 40 | 17 | 112 | 104 | 71 | 68 | 88 | 85 | 84 | 26 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | WSW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 4 | S 4 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 31 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | WSW 6 | W 7 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 3 | SSW 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 57 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 56 | 138 | 238 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 52 | 57 | 88 | 175 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 171 | 168 | 27 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 175 | 175 | 19 |
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