Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 1AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Patea River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the W by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 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 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 200 | 290 | 237 | 200 | 153 | 171 | 179 | 168 | 169 | 178 | 193 | 290 | 403 | 669 | 865 | 1635 | 1855 | 1726 | 1657 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:47PM2.33m | 9:12AM2.30m | 9:22PM2.44m | 9:46AM2.41m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:43PM0.22m | 3:02AM0.14m | 3:18PM0.11m | 3:37AM0.03m | 3:54PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | S 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 7 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | W 24 | S 10 | — | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 160 | 4 | 149 | 142 | 140 | 162 | 130 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 37 | 38 | — | 11 | 2 | — | 2 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 15 | S 8 | S 8 | — | SW 13 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | 136 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | — | S 14 | S 14 | W 18 | — | S 8 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 6 | — | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 200 | 290 | 237 | 200 | 153 | 171 | 179 | 168 | 169 | 178 | 193 | 290 | 403 | 669 | 865 | 1635 | 1855 | 1726 | 1657 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 175 | 175 | 175 | 127 | 127 | 27 | 27 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 27 | 184 | 184 | 195 | 196 | 220 | 208 | 127 | 127 |
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