
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 1PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Patea River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WNW 6 | W 8 | NW 8 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
326 | 258 | 251 | 211 | 167 | 158 | 88 | 123 | 337 | 689 | 1066 | 1815 | 1913 | 1605 | 1293 | 1065 | 1061 | 936 | 254 | 407 | 144 | 237 | 447 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:17AM2.42m | 10:30PM2.46m | 10:57AM2.51m | 11:12PM2.49m | 11:37AM2.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:06AM0.02m | 4:27PM0.05m | 4:46AM-0.02m | 5:08PM0.03m | 5:28AM-0.01m | 5:52PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||||
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 9 | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 6 | S 5 | S 8 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | S 8 |
90 | 85 | 251 | 211 | 167 | 158 | 88 | 87 | 45 | 548 | — | — | 1913 | 1605 | 1293 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 122 | 92 | 126 | 78 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | — | — | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 8 | WSW 10 | S 12 |
326 | 258 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | — | — | 13 | 37 | 37 | 31 | 5 | — | 46 | 84 | 1 | 40 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 8 | W 20 | S 8 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | WSW 11 | — | S 9 | — |
— | 1 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 24 | — | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NW 4 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 8 | NW 8 | W 10 | WSW 11 | S 5 | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 |
13 | 16 | 108 | 119 | 123 | 94 | 71 | 123 | 337 | 689 | 1066 | 1815 | 28 | — | — | 1065 | 1061 | 936 | 254 | 407 | 144 | 237 | 447 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 195 | 195 | 27 | 195 | 195 | 196 | 195 | 179 | 127 | 127 | 93 | 27 | 27 | 90 | 88 | 188 | 195 | 195 | 196 | 214 |
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