Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 9PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Patea River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Tue night, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
309 | 309 | 251 | 211 | 357 | 347 | 158 | 151 | 379 | 394 | 699 | 1628 | 1773 | 1210 | 715 | 595 | 580 | 565 | 551 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:31PM2.29m | 00:47AM2.28m | 1:09PM2.16m | 1:25AM2.11m | 1:50PM2.03m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:43PM0.32m | 7:08AM0.32m | 7:25PM0.48m | 7:47AM0.47m | 8:10PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | S 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
309 | 48 | 251 | 211 | 357 | 347 | 59 | 73 | 379 | 394 | 358 | 376 | 290 | 286 | 102 | 595 | 580 | 565 | 551 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | SW 15 | S 5 | WSW 9 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 8 | S 9 | — | — | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 9 | S 5 |
81 | 309 | 18 | 55 | 3 | 3 | 158 | 151 | 32 | 57 | — | — | 32 | 80 | 80 | 47 | 48 | 43 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | S 5 | S 7 | S 7 | W 18 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 17 | — | — | S 15 | S 9 |
17 | 81 | 76 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 105 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | 142 | — | — | 41 | 28 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 6 | — | S 7 | S 7 | — | S 7 | S 7 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 11 |
98 | 50 | — | 48 | 35 | — | 14 | 24 | — | 235 | 699 | 1628 | 1773 | 1210 | 715 | 357 | 140 | 50 | 267 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 87 | 88 | 74 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 52 | 168 | 89 | 74 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 61 | 87 | 87 |
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