Patea River Mouth surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 NZST
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Patea River Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
17.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today?

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 1PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (23 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (23 Apr)1ft (0.3m)17s

Table - waves today at Patea River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
7
2
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.2
S
7
1
S
6
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
312
396
240
124
68
48
43
65
124
86
54
53
100
99
91
60
59
51
80
129
206
236
220
211
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
10
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:40AM2.21m
2:19PM2.04m
2:54AM2.09m
3:34PM1.95m
4:12AM2.03m
4:46PM1.93m
Low Tide
8:06AM0.51m
8:27PM0.57m
9:16AM0.61m
9:42PM0.65m
10:30AM0.63m
10:59PM0.65m
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:58
6:58
7:00
7:01
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5:42
5:39
5:38
5:37
1
2
Temp °C
11
11
10
12
12
11
10
10
9
8
9
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
11
15
15
15
13
13
4
6
6
8
9
9
7
7
7
6
7
10
10
10
10
8
8
7
9
13
13
12
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.2
WSW
18
0.8
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
WSW
5
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.8
W
6
0.9
WSW
6
Energy kJ
28
24
24
24
30
35
18
11
124
86
54
53
100
99
91
60
59
42
8
129
206
236
40
70
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
19
0.2
WSW
18
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.3
WSW
5
0.4
SW
18
0.3
WSW
5
0.1
S
8
0.2
S
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
Energy kJ
15
15
15
33
24
48
43
65
6
3
22
22
5
5
5
5
5
4
80
5
1
20
220
211
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
SW
7
0.2
S
8
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
S
8
0.3
SW
12
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
8
0.1
SW
6
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
5
0.2
WSW
19
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
8
1
1
2
6
25
27
26
5
22
1
5
1
1
1
1
37
51
42
42
5
5
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
7
2
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.2
S
7
1
S
6
0.9
SSE
5
0.3
ESE
2
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SE
3
0.1
NW
5
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
4
Energy kJ
312
396
240
124
68
43
1
7
3
1
11
21
8
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
87
50
0
87
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
74
87
0
0
52
0
0
0
22
27
27
19
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
3
4
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
6
4
4
5
4
3
3
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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