
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 7PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Patea River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 15 | W 10 | W 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 19 | W 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 8 | W 7 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
47 | 47 | 53 | 83 | 119 | 539 | 516 | 184 | 132 | 129 | 104 | 112 | 123 | 155 | 164 | 245 | 972 | 1644 | 341 | 211 | 143 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:48PM2.00m | 4:21AM2.00m | 5:21PM2.00m | 5:51AM2.01m | 6:44PM2.13m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:28AM0.59m | 10:11PM0.70m | 10:45AM0.65m | 11:39PM0.69m | 12:17PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||
7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 15 | W 10 | W 11 | W 6 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | SW 15 | W 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 |
47 | 47 | 53 | 83 | 41 | 223 | 196 | 184 | 132 | 129 | 104 | 112 | 123 | 125 | 136 | 245 | 57 | 209 | 102 | 99 | 127 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | W 10 | WSW 4 | SSW 14 | W 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 19 | S 10 | WNW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
16 | 17 | 5 | 37 | 78 | 33 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 91 | 80 | 155 | 164 | 142 | 8 | 187 | 79 | 80 | 80 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | S 9 | SSW 14 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 14 | S 10 | SW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 9 |
1 | 16 | 41 | 6 | 35 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 51 | 18 | 107 | 8 | 2 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 4 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | — | — | N 3 | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 |
— | 4 | 4 | 21 | 119 | 539 | 516 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 972 | 1644 | 341 | 211 | 143 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 39 | 39 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 22 | 39 | 46 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 124 | 27 |
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