
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 1PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Patea River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the W by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 18 | W 6 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 20 | S 7 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
121 | 107 | 69 | 140 | 149 | 183 | 190 | 154 | 121 | 154 | 130 | 133 | 1382 | 261 | 418 | 392 | 1055 | 2300 | 1441 | 3027 | 4473 | 5132 | 1827 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:58AM2.23m | 8:23PM2.42m | 8:47AM2.35m | 9:08PM2.52m | 9:31AM2.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:49AM0.35m | 2:12PM0.27m | 2:38AM0.19m | 2:58PM0.13m | 3:21AM0.07m | 3:40PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 5 | S 7 | S 7 | S 18 |
121 | 107 | 69 | 140 | 149 | 183 | 190 | 154 | 121 | 96 | 92 | 54 | 147 | 203 | 207 | 278 | 1055 | 2300 | 1441 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | WSW 22 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 11 | S 19 | WSW 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 |
5 | 16 | 14 | 42 | 98 | 97 | 96 | 84 | 81 | 154 | 78 | 133 | 91 | 203 | 295 | 349 | 300 | 7 | 509 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 24 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | SW 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 6 | S 18 | — | — | — |
18 | 44 | 44 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 28 | 7 | 261 | 339 | 392 | 7 | 7 | 60 | 7 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | — | ESE 3 | — | — | WNW 2 | W 3 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 16 | S 5 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 9 |
1 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 9 | 55 | 114 | 130 | 128 | 1382 | 88 | 418 | 349 | 235 | 154 | — | 3027 | 4473 | 5132 | 1827 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 164 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 195 | 185 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 22 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 148 |
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