Patea River Mouth surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 25 May 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
15.5° C
(Which is 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 4PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (25 May)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (25 May)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thu
28
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
1.8
W
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SSW
17
0.5
S
18
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
17
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
248
248
245
189
140
138
289
180
189
145
91
51
36
36
35
21
38
100
156
154
149
102
102
102
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
10
W
5
SSW
5
E
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
5
NE
5
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:16PM1.93m
5:46AM2.01m
6:21PM1.96m
6:42AM2.03m
7:15PM2.04m
Low Tide
11:03AM0.57m
11:30PM0.62m
12:05PM0.52m
00:33AM0.57m
12:59PM0.46m
1:26AM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:07
5:07
5:07
Temp °C
10
13
13
13
12
11
11
12
13
16
15
13
12
11
11
11
11
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
8
11
11
11
10
8
8
8
9
13
13
12
11
10
10
10
10
13
11
11
11
10
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.9
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
1.1
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.5
WSW
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
SSW
17
0.5
S
18
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
17
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
WSW
4
Energy kJ
248
248
245
189
140
57
117
83
56
37
91
51
27
15
11
11
7
100
156
154
149
102
102
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
S
4
0.4
WSW
5
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
11
0.4
S
4
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
53
51
19
35
31
138
84
27
26
25
37
37
36
6
8
21
20
6
33
54
54
84
79
102
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
9
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.3
WSW
5
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
11
0.3
S
4
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.4
SSW
14
Energy kJ
1
6
30
29
25
25
11
36
35
4
38
19
3
19
18
11
66
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
2
0.5
W
3
0.2
NNW
3
1.8
W
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
6
0.5
S
4
0.3
E
2
0.2
W
4
0.3
W
3
0.5
W
4
0.8
W
5
Energy kJ
1
5
1
289
180
189
145
6
1
1
2
8
27
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
27
27
22
27
27
27
27
127
127
27
19
0
52
52
52
19
27
71
27
19
19
19
19
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
8
9
9
9
9
5
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
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