
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 9AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 2.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Patea River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon morning, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2080 | 1455 | 1093 | 756 | 522 | 367 | 261 | 257 | 337 | 346 | 136 | 105 | 80 | 80 | 180 | 163 | 152 | 135 | 90 | 92 | 133 | 141 | 138 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:49AM1.97m | 6:34PM2.13m | 7:00AM2.09m | 7:33PM2.28m | 7:58AM2.23m | 8:23PM2.42m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:10PM0.63m | 00:51AM0.54m | 1:18PM0.46m | 1:49AM0.35m | 2:12PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | |
mm | 7 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
2080 | 1455 | 1093 | 756 | 522 | 367 | 261 | 257 | 337 | 346 | 105 | 105 | 61 | 80 | 180 | 163 | 152 | 135 | 90 | 92 | 133 | 141 | 138 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 9 | WNW 10 | — | S 5 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 21 | WSW 21 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 |
568 | 463 | 344 | 256 | 43 | 42 | 44 | 31 | — | 25 | 136 | 83 | 80 | 75 | 14 | 7 | 18 | 44 | 14 | 13 | 98 | 97 | 96 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | WSW 11 | S 16 | W 11 | W 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 9 | S 5 | S 4 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | S 8 | — | S 8 |
5 | 5 | 126 | 5 | 79 | 49 | 24 | 24 | — | 62 | 11 | 6 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 42 | 5 | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 |
4 | 141 | 625 | 559 | 405 | 307 | 240 | 142 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 93 | 127 | 87 | 90 | 127 | 93 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 88 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
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