Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 4PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.5m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Patea River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 8°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | W 6 | SW 13 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1356 | 1193 | 1102 | 1125 | 566 | 424 | 350 | 301 | 241 | 203 | 160 | 158 | 149 | 142 | 148 | 136 | 151 | 225 | 404 | 437 | 424 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:57AM2.04m | 8:10PM2.20m | 8:36AM2.17m | 8:47PM2.33m | 9:12AM2.30m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06PM0.37m | 2:27AM0.28m | 2:43PM0.22m | 3:02AM0.14m | 3:18PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 14 | WSW 6 | SW 13 | WSW 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | S 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1356 | 1193 | 1098 | 1125 | 566 | 424 | 263 | 214 | 188 | 148 | 108 | 158 | 103 | 142 | 103 | 136 | 130 | 122 | 1 | 53 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 8 | SW 14 | S 8 | SW 13 | — | S 8 | SW 16 | — | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 18 | 28 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 350 | 301 | 241 | 203 | 160 | 5 | 149 | 1 | 140 | — | 5 | 10 | — | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 19 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | WSW 10 | W 18 | — | S 14 | S 14 | W 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 39 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 6 | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 16 | W 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 1102 | 79 | 156 | 263 | — | — | — | — | — | 90 | 143 | 86 | 148 | 110 | 151 | 225 | 404 | 437 | 424 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 176 | 175 | 169 | 39 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 175 | 175 | 22 | 93 | 27 | 22 | 27 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 |
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