Patea River Mouth surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 10 May 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
16.2° 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 7AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 2.0m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (11 May)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (11 May)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
10
2.3
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.2
W
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.4
SW
21
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1374
981
993
972
902
796
700
630
555
437
437
437
335
430
320
320
320
122
122
75
203
203
189
142
Wind (km/h)
20
S
30
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
NNE
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:19AM1.92m
4:54PM1.83m
5:16AM1.98m
5:53PM1.92m
6:10AM2.08m
Low Tide
10:02PM0.71m
10:41AM0.64m
11:05PM0.63m
11:41AM0.51m
00:05AM0.51m
12:36PM0.36m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:19
5:17
1
Temp °C
14
12
11
10
10
12
14
12
10
10
10
10
11
13
13
13
12
12
11
10
11
13
13
13
11
6
7
6
6
8
10
8
7
7
7
7
8
11
12
12
11
11
9
6
7
9
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
10
2.3
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
8
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
Energy kJ
1374
981
993
972
902
796
700
630
555
437
437
437
335
320
320
320
320
54
37
49
203
203
189
142
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
15
0.3
S
14
1.4
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.2
S
7
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.6
S
5
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
11
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SSW
14
Energy kJ
18
37
179
177
142
59
48
18
7
27
40
15
25
25
22
21
122
122
75
47
69
117
63
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.1
S
18
0.4
SSW
11
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
WSW
24
0.2
WSW
22
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SW
21
Energy kJ
37
41
66
6
43
16
10
13
6
6
21
21
52
51
54
49
62
108
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
4
1.1
S
6
1.5
S
7
2
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
7
1
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.9
SSE
11
0.4
WNW
3
1.2
W
12
0.9
W
6
0.4
SE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.6
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.9
SSE
5
1
S
6
Energy kJ
22
75
196
360
365
84
41
170
2
430
49
2
1
5
11
19
44
67
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
3
2
Distance (km)
93
93
87
19
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
19
22
22
0
0
0
0
0
0
61
87
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
8
6
9
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
8
6
9
8
5
5
4
5
9
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
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