Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 7PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Patea River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 7 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 101 | 292 | 375 | 492 | 516 | 370 | 220 | 138 | 104 | 75 | 52 | 65 | 175 | 354 | 424 | 376 | 358 | 349 | 276 | 266 | 258 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:24AM1.86m | 7:41PM2.02m | 8:15AM2.00m | 8:26PM2.15m | 8:59AM2.15m | 9:07PM2.28m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:36PM0.55m | 2:06AM0.42m | 2:24PM0.40m | 2:47AM0.25m | 3:06PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 101 | 89 | 85 | 61 | 516 | 370 | 220 | 138 | 104 | 75 | 35 | 20 | 18 | 354 | 424 | 376 | 358 | 349 | 276 | 159 | 180 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | S 10 | W 22 | S 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 19 | WSW 6 | W 6 | S 15 | WSW 21 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 96 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 61 | 44 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 52 | 65 | 175 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 45 | 102 | 148 | 266 | 258 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 14 | — | — | W 20 | SW 20 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 21 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | WSW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | — | — | 8 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 29 | 42 | 35 | 62 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 148 | 95 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | NNW 5 | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 8 | 292 | 375 | 492 | 31 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 41 | 61 | 139 | 190 | 28 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 188 | 175 | 168 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 175 | 27 | 19 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 188 | 184 | 184 | 184 |
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