
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 4PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Patea River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
225 | 261 | 261 | 278 | 278 | 289 | 251 | 223 | 191 | 104 | 96 | 266 | 187 | 160 | 118 | 223 | 217 | 305 | 288 | 272 | 268 | |
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 | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:10PM2.23m | 2:39AM2.10m | 3:16PM2.09m | 3:57AM1.97m | 4:41PM2.01m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:01AM0.36m | 8:36PM0.49m | 8:58AM0.53m | 9:44PM0.62m | 10:09AM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||
6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
124 | 122 | 122 | 121 | 119 | 149 | 109 | 104 | 169 | 104 | 55 | 141 | 90 | 64 | 118 | 223 | 217 | 305 | 288 | 272 | 268 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 11 | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | WSW 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | W 8 | S 11 | S 9 |
7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 19 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 64 | 96 | 54 | 74 | 76 | 50 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 9 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 12 | S 16 | S 11 | S 16 | S 10 | SW 12 | S 10 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 14 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | W 8 | S 11 |
5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 74 | 74 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 5 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | S 4 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | S 4 |
225 | 261 | 261 | 278 | 278 | 289 | 251 | 223 | 191 | 12 | 77 | 266 | 187 | 160 | 115 | 95 | 77 | 48 | 37 | 27 | 14 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 196 | 184 | 195 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 90 | 27 | 0 | 88 | 87 | 124 | 124 | 88 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 88 | 87 | 0 |
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