Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 1AM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Patea River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the SSE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1552 | 1222 | 1099 | 896 | 740 | 649 | 640 | 576 | 309 | 309 | 251 | 211 | 357 | 347 | 342 | 151 | 318 | 357 | 367 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 00:10AM2.43m | 12:31PM2.29m | 00:47AM2.28m | 1:09PM2.16m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:03PM0.17m | 6:29AM0.19m | 6:43PM0.32m | 7:08AM0.32m | 7:25PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 918 | 893 | 730 | 740 | 740 | 649 | 640 | 576 | 309 | 309 | 251 | 211 | 357 | 347 | 342 | 58 | 318 | 357 | 353 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | S 5 | WSW 9 | S 4 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 14 | S 8 | S 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 5 | 90 | 81 | 81 | 25 | 73 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 151 | 49 | 78 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | WSW 9 | S 5 | S 7 | — | SSE 7 | S 8 | WSW 13 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 76 | 10 | 4 | — | 17 | 10 | 102 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | S 9 |
| kJ | 1552 | 1222 | 1099 | 896 | 671 | 553 | 311 | 198 | 105 | 50 | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | — | — | 367 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 164 | 50 | 93 | 93 | 50 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 87 | 74 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 52 | 168 | 0 | 74 |
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