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Patea River Mouth Surf Forecast
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Patea River Mouth surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 11 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.2° 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 2PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Patea River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 20 | SW 19 | |
993 | 972 | 902 | 796 | 784 | 630 | 555 | 504 | 437 | 437 | 335 | 368 | 320 | 320 | 268 | 237 | 193 | 157 | 203 | 203 | 194 | 183 | 186 | 181 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 4:19AM1.92m | 4:54PM1.83m | 5:16AM1.98m | 5:53PM1.92m | 6:10AM2.08m | 6:50PM2.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:41AM0.64m | 11:05PM0.63m | 11:41AM0.51m | 00:05AM0.51m | 12:36PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:16 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 6 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 993 | 972 | 902 | 796 | 784 | 630 | 555 | 504 | 437 | 437 | 335 | 320 | 320 | 320 | 268 | 237 | 193 | 157 | 203 | 203 | 194 | 183 | 38 | 158 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 14 | S 5 |
| kJ | 16 | 37 | 154 | 113 | 80 | 33 | 14 | 46 | 64 | 41 | 15 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 50 | 47 | 40 | 117 | 108 | 149 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 5 | — | — | S 12 | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 9 | WSW 24 | WSW 22 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 20 | SW 19 |
| kJ | — | 184 | 41 | 66 | 57 | 46 | 45 | 7 | — | — | 12 | — | 6 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 51 | 6 | 54 | 49 | 34 | 48 | 186 | 181 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | ESE 3 | — | — | NW 2 | W 12 | W 5 | — | SE 3 | SSE 4 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 168 | 152 | 326 | — | 101 | 47 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 368 | 37 | — | 2 | 8 | — | 10 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 43 | 53 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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