Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today (18 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 12AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Patea River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 503 | 541 | 567 | 554 | 727 | 745 | 770 | 713 | 672 | 639 | 733 | 705 | 759 | 723 | 2372 | 371 | 367 | 358 | 344 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:00AM2.57m | 12:23PM2.36m | 00:43AM2.44m | 1:07PM2.24m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:48PM0.11m | 6:18AM0.16m | 6:32PM0.21m | 7:04AM0.25m | 7:18PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 24 | S 23 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | S 21 | S 21 | S 17 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 503 | 435 | 435 | 435 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 45 | 95 | 100 | 95 | 96 | 81 | 77 | 23 | 345 | 232 | 157 | 81 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 25 | S 24 | WSW 14 | S 22 | S 8 | S 7 | S 21 | S 18 | S 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 99 | 178 | 157 | 1 | 1 | 140 | 55 | 35 | 371 | 367 | 358 | 344 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | — | S 25 | S 8 | S 23 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 22 | S 18 | S 21 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | — | 12 | 5 | 167 | 5 | 6 | 5 | — | 37 | 54 | 34 | 21 | 20 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 429 | 541 | 567 | 554 | 727 | 745 | 770 | 713 | 672 | 639 | 733 | 705 | 759 | 723 | 2372 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 127 | 127 | 175 | 175 | 93 | 61 | 61 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
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