Patea River Mouth surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 12 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
18.5° 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 12PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (12 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (12 Apr)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
0
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
1.6
S
1.7
SSW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
2.4
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.1
W
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
SW
1.4
WSW
2.2
W
2.3
W
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
2
W
2
W
Period(s) (?)13121266668871111111113161214141413131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)262524152215253187637722475160190186180317367589200521251325113796812291170
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
S
25
SW
25
W
35
WNW
30
NW
15
N
20
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:14AM
1.85
5:46PM
1.80
6:13AM
1.95
6:44PM
1.91
7:02AM
2.09
7:33PM
2.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:38AM
0.72
12:01AM
0.65
12:37PM
0.55
12:56AM
0.49
1:24PM
0.36
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
Sunrise--6:47-------6:48-------6:48-----
Sunset----5:58-------5:55-------5:54---
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-24421162----11-----122331
Temp. °C161718181817171717151917161514141414151615131313
Feels °C (?)16161717161414121313181513141312121213131210109
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