
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 3AM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Patea River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
607 | 1074 | 1626 | 1517 | 720 | 711 | 702 | 544 | 453 | 453 | 441 | 429 | 496 | 2242 | 2272 | 558 | 534 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:31AM1.94m | 1:58PM1.93m | 2:30AM1.80m | 3:03PM1.82m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:33PM0.63m | 7:50AM0.61m | 8:25PM0.77m | 8:43AM0.75m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 15 | S 16 | S 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
607 | 1074 | 1626 | 1517 | 720 | 711 | 702 | 240 | 407 | 381 | 311 | 280 | 496 | 5 | 5 | 558 | 496 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | — | S 6 | S 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 17 | S 15 | — | S 14 | S 15 |
129 | — | 18 | 24 | 240 | 240 | 200 | 544 | 453 | 453 | 441 | 429 | 6 | 41 | — | 16 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 6 | NW 9 | NW 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | NW 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 19 | S 18 | — | — | — | — |
4 | 23 | 145 | 68 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 24 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
— | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 251 | 2242 | 2272 | 520 | 534 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 124 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 90 | 184 | 192 | 210 | 184 |
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