Patea River Mouth surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 22 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
17.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today?

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 11PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)--
Afternoon (22 Apr)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (22 Apr)7ft (2.2m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
S
2.5
S
2.2
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.3
S
1
S
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)999877776181716161615141414141313181816
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)130197170246432130323314573494365124865453100999160595180129
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSE
35
SSE
25
SSE
15
ESE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
N
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglasscrossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:08PM
2.18
1:40AM
2.21
2:19PM
2.04
2:54AM
2.09
3:34PM
1.95
4:12AM
2.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:23PM
0.41
8:06AM
0.51
8:27PM
0.57
9:16AM
0.61
9:42PM
0.65
10:30AM
0.63
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunrise------6:58-------6:58-------7:00-
Sunset5:43-------5:42-------5:39-------
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1---12------------------
Temp. °C121211101111111212111010989121211111111111115
Feels °C (?)4446567899887671010109999913
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