
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today (12 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 9PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Patea River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3237 | 2900 | 4643 | 1693 | 1689 | 1515 | 1380 | 883 | 795 | 677 | 661 | 644 | 636 | 1126 | 921 | 909 | 863 | 829 | 818 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:27PM2.54m | 10:47AM2.46m | 11:03PM2.47m | 11:22AM2.41m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:19PM0.03m | 4:41AM0.01m | 4:57PM0.08m | 5:18AM0.07m | 5:33PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | S 14 | SSW 15 | S 12 | S 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
3237 | 2900 | 98 | 47 | 66 | 52 | 619 | 883 | 673 | 486 | 395 | 261 | 237 | 1126 | 921 | 909 | 863 | 829 | 818 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 15 | — | — | S 15 | S 16 | S 10 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 |
21 | 73 | — | — | 40 | 19 | 48 | 805 | 795 | 677 | 661 | 644 | 636 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 4 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 |
47 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 43 | 1 | 35 | 58 | 35 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 4643 | 1693 | 1689 | 1515 | 1380 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 93 | 148 | 22 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 148 | 148 | 127 | 27 | 22 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 27 |
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