
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 10AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Patea River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SW 14 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
160 | 181 | 200 | 247 | 314 | 322 | 355 | 331 | 294 | 278 | 319 | 328 | 365 | 387 | 387 | 305 | 330 | 327 | 286 | 204 | 263 | 223 | 150 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:19PM2.37m | 1:40AM2.26m | 2:10PM2.23m | 2:39AM2.10m | 3:16PM2.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:13AM0.19m | 7:40PM0.33m | 8:01AM0.36m | 8:36PM0.49m | 8:58AM0.53m | 9:44PM0.62m | |||||||||||||||||
6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
160 | 181 | 178 | 136 | 104 | 104 | 77 | 82 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 122 | 122 | 121 | 119 | 149 | 109 | 104 | 132 | 204 | 82 | 163 | 125 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
26 | 25 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 64 | 94 | 54 | 54 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WSW 16 | S 16 | — | S 15 | — | — | — | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 12 | S 10 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 14 | S 18 |
66 | 50 | 5 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 74 | 54 | 4 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | S 5 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
129 | 171 | 200 | 247 | 314 | 322 | 355 | 331 | 294 | 278 | 319 | 328 | 365 | 387 | 387 | 305 | 330 | 327 | 286 | 74 | 263 | 223 | 150 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 148 | 27 | 50 | 87 | 88 | 61 |
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