
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 8PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Patea River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
197 | 186 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 130 | 130 | 115 | 108 | 206 | 337 | 328 | 323 | 268 | 232 | 186 | 149 | 156 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:54AM2.11m | 9:11PM2.27m | 9:32AM2.20m | 9:46PM2.36m | 10:07AM2.28m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:04PM0.43m | 3:23AM0.44m | 3:40PM0.35m | 3:59AM0.36m | 4:14PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
197 | 186 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 130 | 130 | 115 | 108 | 206 | 337 | 328 | 323 | 268 | 232 | 186 | 149 | 92 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 16 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 10 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 6 | WSW 16 | WSW 19 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 37 | 55 | 103 | 89 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 31 | 2 | 26 | 37 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | S 17 | — | S 14 | SW 21 | SW 16 |
2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 4 | 18 | 41 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 29 | 47 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 50 | 156 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 188 | 195 |
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