
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 8AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Patea River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
255 | 309 | 650 | 1225 | 1295 | 1275 | 1406 | 1422 | 1239 | 2460 | 3204 | 3204 | 3192 | 3188 | 2923 | 2394 | 2681 | 3177 | 3358 | 2598 | 2537 | 2447 | 2187 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:44AM2.15m | 2:19PM2.08m | 2:52AM2.01m | 3:40PM1.98m | 4:22AM1.94m | 5:18PM2.00m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:08AM0.51m | 8:46PM0.64m | 9:12AM0.65m | 10:05PM0.73m | 10:40AM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
255 | 309 | 362 | 2 | 2 | 255 | 2 | 2 | 318 | 2460 | 2460 | 2494 | 2593 | 2593 | 2408 | 2394 | 2681 | 2716 | 2568 | 2598 | 2537 | 2447 | 2187 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | WSW 16 |
61 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 705 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — | S 15 | S 17 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 17 |
8 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — |
143 | 306 | 650 | 1225 | 1295 | 1275 | 1406 | 1422 | 1239 | 1380 | 3204 | 3204 | 3192 | 3188 | 2923 | 585 | 548 | 3177 | 3358 | 420 | 623 | 615 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 196 | 196 | 222 | 222 | 216 | 211 | 281 | 195 | 90 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 195 | 27 | 196 | 182 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 188 | 27 |
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