
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today (24 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 10PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Patea River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
276 | 266 | 258 | 233 | 220 | 189 | 170 | 371 | 371 | 371 | 362 | 349 | 326 | 258 | 251 | 248 | 167 | 158 | 88 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:07PM2.28m | 9:39AM2.29m | 9:48PM2.39m | 10:17AM2.42m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:06PM0.25m | 3:26AM0.11m | 3:46PM0.13m | 4:06AM0.02m | 4:27PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | WSW 7 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
276 | 150 | 258 | 169 | 171 | 128 | 167 | 371 | 371 | 371 | 163 | 142 | 121 | 94 | 87 | 248 | 167 | 158 | 88 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 9 | S 9 | S 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 17 | S 16 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 |
148 | 266 | 95 | 155 | 123 | 147 | 148 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 362 | 349 | 326 | 258 | 251 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 31 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | WSW 19 | SW 20 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | — | S 16 | S 19 | S 18 | S 8 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 |
3 | 148 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | NW 4 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 7 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
160 | 26 | 233 | 233 | 220 | 189 | 170 | 155 | 165 | 206 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 19 | 17 | 102 | 119 | 91 | 66 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 189 | 184 | 184 | 164 | 184 | 195 | 27 | 193 | 192 | 184 | 195 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 196 | 195 |
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