
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 2AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Patea River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 13 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
863 | 829 | 818 | 355 | 305 | 251 | 255 | 251 | 167 | 186 | 228 | 254 | 200 | 126 | 85 | 89 | 86 | 82 | 131 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:37PM2.37m | 11:56AM2.32m | 00:11AM2.23m | 12:31PM2.20m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:33PM0.19m | 5:54AM0.17m | 6:10PM0.32m | 6:30AM0.31m | 6:49PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 6 |
863 | 829 | 818 | 96 | 96 | 72 | 62 | 251 | 167 | 128 | 228 | 96 | 92 | 126 | 85 | 61 | 61 | 82 | 53 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 14 | S 9 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 8 | W 18 | W 18 | SW 12 |
21 | 21 | 20 | 355 | 305 | 251 | 255 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 99 | 1 | — | 63 | 61 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 69 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 9 | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | W 18 | S 8 | S 8 | W 18 |
35 | 59 | 35 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | W 7 | W 6 | WSW 7 | NW 4 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 74 | 112 | 186 | 18 | 254 | 200 | 8 | 7 | 89 | 86 | 60 | 131 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 127 | 27 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 188 | 188 | 184 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 195 | 189 | 188 | 0 |
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