Patea River Mouth surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 24 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
17.1° 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 2AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Afternoon (25 Apr)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (25 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
1.5
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
8
0.6
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
100
99
91
60
65
51
80
129
206
236
220
211
206
149
138
138
136
257
361
267
138
230
362
406
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
S
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
25
NW
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
SSE
5
SE
5
NE
5
ESE
5
E
5
S
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
High Tide
3:34PM1.95m
4:12AM2.03m
4:46PM1.93m
5:24AM2.05m
5:53PM1.96m
6:25AM2.10m
Low Tide
9:42PM0.65m
10:30AM0.63m
10:59PM0.65m
11:42AM0.57m
00:09AM0.57m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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7:00
7:01
7:01
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5:39
5:38
5:37
5:36
Temp °C
12
11
10
10
10
10
11
15
15
14
13
12
11
11
13
16
15
15
14
13
13
13
12
16
10
10
9
8
8
7
9
13
13
11
11
9
8
9
11
12
11
13
12
12
12
12
11
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
WSW
5
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.9
W
6
1
W
6
1
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.6
SW
13
1.5
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
8
1
WSW
7
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
Energy kJ
100
99
91
60
65
42
8
129
206
236
50
78
99
82
66
77
136
257
361
267
138
99
362
406
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
WSW
5
0.1
S
8
0.2
S
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.1
S
8
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.6
SW
17
0.8
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
7
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
5
51
80
8
1
19
220
211
206
149
138
138
1
99
71
73
72
230
54
41
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
6
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
5
0.2
WSW
19
0.3
WSW
5
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
20
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
15
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
37
4
42
42
5
5
2
2
7
7
2
2
8
7
1
4
5
6
6
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
5
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
4
0.9
W
6
1.1
W
6
1
W
7
0.9
W
7
1
W
7
1.1
W
5
1.2
W
8
0.2
S
15
0.2
SSE
3
Energy kJ
1
11
9
52
97
91
73
86
57
169
17
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
88
0
0
52
0
0
0
27
27
39
19
0
0
19
0
27
175
27
39
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
6
5
5
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
9
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