
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 3AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Patea River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
82 | 461 | 424 | 155 | 111 | 105 | 82 | 91 | 90 | 155 | 164 | 338 | 1280 | 356 | 949 | 692 | 483 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:21AM2.00m | 5:21PM2.00m | 5:51AM2.01m | 6:44PM2.13m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:11PM0.70m | 10:45AM0.65m | 11:39PM0.69m | 12:17PM0.61m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 15 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 |
40 | 184 | 196 | 155 | 111 | 105 | 82 | 82 | 90 | 94 | 81 | 338 | 416 | 146 | 372 | 337 | 216 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 19 | SW 15 | WSW 18 | WNW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
78 | 33 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 91 | 80 | 155 | 164 | 142 | 107 | 32 | 40 | 99 | 93 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 11 | SW 14 | SW 19 | S 10 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | SW 18 |
35 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 39 | 47 | 89 | 8 | 73 | 38 | 80 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NW 5 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 |
82 | 461 | 424 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 35 | 1280 | 356 | 949 | 692 | 483 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 124 | 27 | 27 |
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