Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 8PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Patea River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 697 | 267 | 580 | 565 | 551 | 516 | 496 | 418 | 362 | 431 | 245 | 241 | 203 | 191 | 144 | 144 | 147 | 153 | 183 | 171 | 102 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:50PM2.03m | 2:10AM1.95m | 2:40PM1.90m | 3:10AM1.82m | 3:49PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:47AM0.47m | 8:10PM0.64m | 8:30AM0.61m | 9:04PM0.78m | 9:25AM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 281 | 100 | 580 | 565 | 551 | 516 | 496 | 418 | 362 | 431 | 245 | 241 | 203 | 191 | 144 | 144 | 147 | 153 | 183 | 171 | 102 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 13 | S 9 | S 15 | S 10 | S 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | W 5 | W 5 | S 8 | WSW 16 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 142 | 134 | 44 | 40 | 29 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 17 | S 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | 179 | 48 | 69 | 17 | 16 | 24 | 14 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 |
| kJ | 697 | 267 | 91 | 53 | 21 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 22 | 23 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 25 | 57 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 74 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 184 | 184 | 27 |
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