
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 4PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Patea River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 15 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
234 | 253 | 583 | 601 | 670 | 1151 | 903 | 717 | 418 | 711 | 1765 | 1787 | 1765 | 1787 | 1611 | 1517 | 1356 | 1193 | 1098 | 1001 | 1067 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:16AM1.79m | 6:45PM1.93m | 7:11AM1.90m | 7:31PM2.07m | 7:57AM2.04m | 8:10PM2.20m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:34PM0.69m | 1:08AM0.62m | 1:25PM0.53m | 1:50AM0.45m | 2:06PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||
6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | S 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | S 7 | S 16 | W 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
234 | 2 | 583 | 601 | 531 | 40 | 5 | 269 | 381 | 325 | 1765 | 1787 | 1765 | 1787 | 1611 | 1517 | 1356 | 1193 | 1098 | 1001 | 1067 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 17 | S 16 | W 9 | SW 15 | SW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
2 | 6 | 221 | 138 | 71 | 5 | 5 | 275 | 418 | 711 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 61 | 38 | 19 | 7 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | WSW 15 | — | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | — | S 15 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 224 | 228 | — | — | 249 | — | 5 | 18 | — | — | — | 4 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WSW 6 | SSE 6 | — | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 6 |
141 | 253 | 126 | — | 670 | 1151 | 903 | 717 | 143 | 205 | 148 | 109 | 80 | 91 | 55 | — | — | — | 9 | 16 | 85 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 195 | 197 | 93 | 27 | 93 | 193 | 93 | 124 | 87 | 88 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 27 | 27 | 22 |
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