Patea River Mouth surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 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 12PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 2.0m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (14 Apr)7ft (2.2m)13s
Evening (14 Apr)7ft (2.2m)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
Fri
17
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
2
WSW
2.3
W
2.2
W
2
WSW
2.2
W
1.8
WSW
2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.4
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)151414131313121212121211111212111110101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4141484155617561558129514249311159138414551396234930552471182917141536194119061746164014401405
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
35
WNW
30
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
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)
12:56AM
0.49
1:24PM
0.36
1:42AM
0.31
2:05PM
0.17
2:24AM
0.15
2:46PM
0.02
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
Sunrise--6:48-------6:50-------6:50-----
Sunset----5:54-------5:52-------5:52---
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-111--1323111---14-1----
Temp. °C141315171614121213131516171615151514141616151515
Feels °C (?)1110121312109988101112101010987999910
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