Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 4PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 23s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Patea River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat morning, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 943 | 748 | 578 | 639 | 751 | 778 | 778 | 741 | 444 | 447 | 367 | 358 | 344 | 266 | 258 | 251 | 362 | 297 | 288 | 284 | 197 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:23PM2.36m | 00:43AM2.44m | 1:07PM2.24m | 1:26AM2.29m | 1:51PM2.11m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:18AM0.16m | 6:32PM0.21m | 7:04AM0.25m | 7:18PM0.35m | 7:47AM0.37m | 8:04PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 26 | S 24 | SW 15 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | S 21 | S 21 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 13 | 45 | 314 | 100 | 95 | 95 | 80 | 77 | 444 | 292 | 199 | 102 | 145 | 266 | 258 | 251 | 362 | 297 | 288 | 284 | 197 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 24 | S 23 | S 8 | S 8 | S 22 | S 21 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | S 19 | S 5 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 7 | 99 | 95 | 5 | 1 | 148 | 138 | 404 | 381 | 447 | 367 | 358 | 344 | 105 | 80 | 60 | 28 | 8 | 125 | 123 | 119 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 25 | S 9 | S 23 | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 21 | S 16 | SW 10 | S 4 | S 5 | S 19 | S 14 | S 9 | S 19 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 6 | 167 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 55 | 23 | 34 | 21 | 25 | 9 | 25 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 65 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 943 | 748 | 578 | 639 | 751 | 778 | 778 | 741 | — | — | — | 11 | 29 | 49 | 35 | 34 | 24 | 8 | 24 | 29 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 127 | 175 | 175 | 93 | 93 | 90 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 0 |
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