
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 1AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Patea River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
745 | 1024 | 1159 | 1194 | 1342 | 1447 | 1276 | 972 | 1819 | 2838 | 3316 | 2924 | 2210 | 1879 | 1597 | 1383 | 1117 | 1045 | 902 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 00:43AM2.37m | 1:10PM2.42m | 1:37AM2.25m | 2:07PM2.29m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:39PM0.17m | 7:01AM0.19m | 7:33PM0.31m | 7:53AM0.34m | 8:33PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 14 | S 14 | S 18 | S 17 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 581 | 15 | 6 | 23 | 2924 | 2210 | 1879 | 1597 | 1383 | 1117 | 1045 | 902 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 7 | S 6 | S 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 20 | 5 | 147 | 62 | 25 | 51 | 46 | 55 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | SSE 5 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | — | 7 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | S 5 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | — | — |
745 | 1024 | 1159 | 1194 | 1342 | 1447 | 1276 | 972 | 1819 | 2838 | 3316 | 75 | 150 | 247 | 69 | 28 | 12 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 176 | 268 | 205 | 211 | 184 | 148 | 176 | 192 | 298 | 184 | 304 | 268 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 148 | 148 | 0 |
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