Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 1AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 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 Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the N by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 14 | W 8 | WSW 8 | SW 14 | W 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 496 | 412 | 491 | 276 | 254 | 408 | 341 | 401 | 395 | 280 | 218 | 212 | 208 | 157 | 164 | 164 | 159 | 163 | 163 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | glassy | glassy | cross | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:07PM2.12m | 8:30AM2.08m | 8:45PM2.25m | 9:07AM2.20m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:01PM0.54m | 2:23AM0.51m | 2:40PM0.40m | 2:59AM0.37m | 3:15PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 496 | 412 | 302 | 241 | 241 | 218 | 186 | 401 | 395 | 280 | 218 | 212 | 208 | 157 | 164 | 164 | 159 | 163 | 163 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | SW 14 | S 18 | S 17 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 17 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 297 | 6 | 6 | 293 | 341 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 138 | 136 | 130 | 99 | 74 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | W 18 | W 18 | — | S 18 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | — | 25 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 66 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | S 4 | — | — | — | ESE 3 | — |
| kJ | 219 | 305 | 491 | 276 | 254 | 408 | 303 | 148 | 115 | 127 | 187 | 183 | 163 | 9 | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 192 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 179 | 222 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
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