
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 10AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 2.2m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 17s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Patea River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 15 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | SW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2681 | 3393 | 3358 | 2694 | 2568 | 2584 | 1057 | 1178 | 729 | 1634 | 1376 | 904 | 610 | 444 | 317 | 266 | 250 | 261 | 286 | 109 | 103 | 75 | 180 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:22AM1.94m | 5:18PM2.00m | 5:49AM1.97m | 6:34PM2.13m | 7:00AM2.09m | 7:33PM2.28m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:40AM0.71m | 11:35PM0.69m | 12:10PM0.63m | 00:51AM0.54m | 1:18PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 |
2681 | 2716 | 2568 | 2694 | 2568 | 2584 | 461 | 580 | 523 | 1634 | 1376 | 904 | 610 | 305 | 211 | 206 | 250 | 261 | 286 | 109 | 65 | 61 | 180 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 17 | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | S 7 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | S 5 |
1 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 952 | 929 | 729 | 463 | 103 | 256 | 242 | 64 | 44 | 46 | 29 | 65 | 51 | 82 | 103 | 75 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | — | S 16 | SSE 4 | S 16 | S 16 | W 10 | S 15 | S 14 | E 6 | — | — | S 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
4 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 94 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | — | — | SSE 7 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — |
603 | 3393 | 3358 | 400 | 512 | 715 | 1057 | 1178 | — | — | 512 | 362 | 444 | 444 | 317 | 266 | 145 | 66 | 48 | 43 | 33 | 24 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 188 | 188 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 87 | 74 | 0 |
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