Patea River Mouth surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 NZST
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Patea River Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
18.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today?

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 7PM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 2.0m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (14 Apr)7ft (2.2m)13s
Evening (14 Apr)8ft (2.4m)12s

Table - waves today at Patea River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
WSW
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.2
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
Period(s) (?)14131312121212121211121212111191010101010111112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)170417561558148617561530115912681338151827773078236017061714147318311761164015691422128711211186
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:02AM
2.09
7:33PM
2.07
7:45AM
2.24
8:17PM
2.23
8:27AM
2.38
8:57PM
2.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:24PM
0.36
1:42AM
0.31
2:05PM
0.17
2:24AM
0.15
2:46PM
0.02
3:06AM
0.03
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise6:48-------6:50-------6:50-------
Sunset--5:54-------5:52-------5:52-----
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
11--1123311---22-1------
Temp. °C151717151212131314161716151515141415161515151514
Feels °C (?)121313118998912121191010878999101111
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