Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today (22 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 10PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Patea River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
89 | 97 | 134 | 170 | 315 | 675 | 1330 | 1622 | 2041 | 1883 | 1883 | 2283 | 3026 | 3923 | 4135 | 3410 | 3258 | 3009 | 1174 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:20PM1.79m | 5:50AM1.76m | 6:32PM1.87m | 6:55AM1.84m | 7:24PM1.99m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:41PM0.88m | 12:10PM0.80m | 00:53AM0.79m | 1:13PM0.68m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 19 | WSW 16 | S 10 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | WSW 15 |
45 | 84 | 82 | 56 | 94 | 25 | 2 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 17 | 65 | 40 | 1174 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 19 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 13 | S 14 | S 16 |
9 | 9 | 36 | 45 | 27 | 37 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 123 | 132 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | SW 20 | S 11 | WSW 19 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | 16 | 9 | 36 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 8 |
89 | 97 | 134 | 170 | 315 | 675 | 1330 | 1622 | 2041 | 1883 | 1883 | 2283 | 3026 | 3923 | 4135 | 3410 | 3258 | 3009 | 452 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 188 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 196 | 222 | 196 | 222 | 210 | 222 | 222 | 211 | 177 | 175 | 177 | 184 | 184 | 176 | 176 |
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