Patea River Mouth surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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 5AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 15). 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
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
!
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.2
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
1.4
WSW
1.6
W
2.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
2.3
W
Period(s) (?)12111110101010101011111112121212121313899910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)219116651714174818691761174618321569143213361252118298696490535832624527739811181704996
Wind
(km/h)
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:17PM
2.23
8:27AM
2.38
8:57PM
2.38
9:09AM
2.49
9:37PM
2.50
9:52AM
2.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:24AM
0.15
2:46PM
0.02
3:06AM
0.03
3:26PM
-0.07
3:47AM
-0.03
4:08PM
-0.09
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise----6:50-------6:52-------6:52---
Sunset------5:52-------5:50-------5:49-
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-112-11-------------1444
Temp. °C151515141515161515151515151717161415161616151616
Feels °C (?)101097889899910121313131112121111111113
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