Patea River Mouth surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 16 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
18.4° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than 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 5PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (16 Apr)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (16 Apr)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
3
1
1
2
0
1
1
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.3
W
2.2
W
1.9
WSW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
2.2
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.6
W
2.5
WNW
2.2
NW
1.8
WSW
3
WNW
1.6
WSW
1.2
SW
2.1
W
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)101010101011111112121212127789810910141013
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1941186917461868160014321214127414801367106844235345348236410446096401381512581896711
Wind
(km/h)
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
30
N
30
N
25
N
35
N
35
N
15
NW
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:27AM
2.38
8:57PM
2.38
9:09AM
2.49
9:37PM
2.50
9:52AM
2.55
10:18PM
2.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:46PM
0.02
3:06AM
0.03
3:26PM
-0.07
3:47AM
-0.03
4:08PM
-0.09
4:30AM
-0.02
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise6:50-------6:52-------6:52-------
Sunset--5:52-------5:50-------5:49-----
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
heavy rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------------2542124114
Temp. °C141515151515161515171716141516161616151717171413
Feels °C (?)687899101011131313121212121312111412121212
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