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Patea River Mouth Surf Forecast
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Patea River Mouth surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 08 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today?
The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 11PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Patea River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | |
106 | 113 | 208 | 666 | 302 | 734 | 1130 | 1293 | 1313 | 1375 | 1658 | 2160 | 2137 | 1775 | 1288 | 1480 | 1771 | 1582 | 1847 | 1575 | 763 | 378 | 875 | 784 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | 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 | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:49PM1.87m | 2:12AM1.95m | 2:51PM1.81m | 3:16AM1.91m | 3:54PM1.80m | 4:19AM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:58PM0.68m | 8:39AM0.73m | 8:58PM0.72m | 9:39AM0.71m | 10:02PM0.71m | 10:41AM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 |
— | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | SW 14 | W 10 | WSW 19 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 15 | S 19 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
 kJ | 106 | 113 | 208 | 29 | 302 | 35 | 75 | 72 | 90 | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 1575 | 763 | 378 | 875 | 784 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 18 | SW 20 | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 276 | 376 | 177 | 113 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 16 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 6 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 16 | 666 | 85 | 734 | 1130 | 1293 | 1313 | 1375 | 1658 | 2160 | 2137 | 1775 | 1288 | 1480 | 1771 | 1582 | 1847 | 1395 | 170 | 217 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 212 | 329 | 277 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 178 | 189 | 196 | 196 | 208 | 164 | 192 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 192 | 188 | 93 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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