Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 3PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Patea River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sun 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1488 | 1323 | 863 | 740 | 640 | 496 | 424 | 1496 | 309 | 1622 | 1622 | 2038 | 503 | 492 | 435 | 509 | 429 | 1993 | 607 | 639 | 619 | 696 | 723 | 654 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:52AM2.49m | 11:15PM2.65m | 11:38AM2.45m | 00:00AM2.57m | 12:23PM2.36m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:43AM0.08m | 5:02PM0.06m | 5:31AM0.10m | 5:48PM0.11m | 6:18AM0.16m | 6:32PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:19 |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | S 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 15 | S 15 | S 25 | S 24 | SW 15 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | S 22 |
| kJ | 1488 | 1323 | 863 | 740 | 640 | 496 | 424 | 309 | 309 | 242 | 305 | 6 | 503 | 435 | 432 | 331 | 429 | 4 | 13 | 44 | 314 | 100 | 99 | 85 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | WSW 11 | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 17 | S 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | S 9 | S 23 | S 23 | S 22 | S 22 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 40 | — | 1 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 435 | 509 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 94 | 160 | 159 | 146 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 18 | S 17 | S 8 | S 15 | S 7 | S 15 | — | S 25 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | — | 12 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 15 | WSW 7 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 46 | 115 | 96 | 157 | 157 | 200 | 258 | 1496 | 262 | 1622 | 1622 | 2038 | 445 | 492 | — | — | 306 | 1993 | 607 | 639 | 619 | 696 | 723 | 654 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 177 | 149 | 127 | 93 | 90 | 90 | 175 | 90 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 175 | 184 | 184 | 175 | 175 | 127 | 27 |
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