
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today (19 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 10PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Patea River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
155 | 245 | 277 | 237 | 157 | 88 | 85 | 84 | 106 | 164 | 157 | 157 | 79 | 204 | 244 | 204 | 193 | 196 | 193 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:40PM1.82m | 5:19AM1.73m | 5:51PM1.83m | 6:25AM1.77m | 6:51PM1.91m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:04PM0.81m | 11:30AM0.78m | 00:15AM0.73m | 12:39PM0.69m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
113 | 112 | 277 | 237 | 157 | 88 | 68 | 43 | 106 | 164 | 157 | 157 | 77 | 145 | 244 | 204 | 161 | 101 | 77 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 7 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
17 | 17 | 104 | 99 | 68 | 88 | 85 | 84 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 79 | 35 | 211 | 183 | 193 | 196 | 193 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 20 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
7 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 33 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | ENE 2 | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | W 3 | W 5 | WSW 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — |
155 | 245 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | 6 | 52 | 204 | 210 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 168 | 175 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 197 | 175 | 22 | 19 | 27 | 27 | 168 | 171 | 175 | 19 | 19 |
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