
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 8PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Patea River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | NNW 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
234 | 218 | 221 | 212 | 175 | 134 | 109 | 120 | 127 | 320 | 573 | 601 | 509 | 381 | 311 | 1608 | 1698 | 4087 | 6488 | 5934 | 4677 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:44PM1.83m | 5:15AM1.81m | 6:05PM1.86m | 6:26AM1.84m | 7:05PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:18AM0.70m | 11:02PM0.82m | 11:34AM0.74m | 00:21AM0.81m | 12:45PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||
7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 20 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 12 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | S 17 | W 10 | W 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
234 | 218 | 221 | 212 | 175 | 134 | 80 | 98 | 127 | 320 | 8 | 14 | 31 | 77 | 238 | 306 | 6 | 2384 | 6488 | 5934 | 4677 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | — | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | — | — | S 9 | WSW 17 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | — | WSW 17 | — | SSE 7 | S 8 |
29 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 109 | 80 | 58 | 65 | — | — | 2 | 117 | 49 | 14 | — | 437 | — | 121 | 78 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 14 | S 13 | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | N 4 | NNE 3 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | S 7 | SSE 8 |
22 | 24 | 29 | 54 | 72 | 75 | 64 | 120 | 9 | 1 | 573 | 601 | 509 | 381 | 311 | 1608 | 1698 | 4087 | 5962 | 226 | 240 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 295 | 27 | 195 | 27 | 19 | 27 | 27 | 188 | 27 | 169 | 188 | 178 | 169 | 169 | 93 |
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