Patea River Mouth surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 07 May 2026 NZST
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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
16.1° 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 5PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (07 May)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (07 May)1ft (0.3m)14s

Table - waves today at Patea River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
14
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
11
1.2
W
11
1.7
W
10
1.8
W
11
2
W
10
2
W
10
2.2
WSW
11
2.3
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
56
54
33
34
108
137
137
127
133
139
154
650
326
644
730
818
882
1066
1311
1592
1747
1829
1642
Wind (km/h)
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
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-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:54PM1.97m
1:16AM2.04m
1:49PM1.87m
2:12AM1.95m
2:51PM1.81m
3:16AM1.91m
Low Tide
6:51AM0.62m
7:06PM0.60m
7:41AM0.70m
7:58PM0.68m
8:39AM0.73m
8:58PM0.72m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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7:11
7:11
7:13
7:13
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5:23
5:22
5:22
5:21
7
2
Temp °C
16
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
17
20
19
17
17
15
14
14
15
15
16
14
14
14
14
14
12
15
15
14
15
13
14
13
13
15
14
12
12
12
10
11
11
11
12
10
9
9
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
WNW
8
0.5
W
8
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
WNW
10
0.3
SW
14
1.2
W
11
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WSW
19
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
59
56
54
19
34
108
137
137
127
133
139
154
30
326
15
35
76
71
132
5
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
6
0.2
WNW
6
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.1
SW
18
0.3
SW
14
0.2
WSW
19
0.1
SW
17
Energy kJ
1
4
9
33
33
33
33
33
33
33
32
32
13
29
35
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
W
10
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
WSW
18
Energy kJ
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
13
12
32
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.8
NNW
4
0.6
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.4
NNE
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.6
NNW
4
0.7
N
4
1.7
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
6
1.7
W
10
1.8
W
11
2
W
10
2
W
10
2.2
WSW
11
2.3
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
10
Energy kJ
1
2
4
4
4
16
9
12
3
8
10
12
650
115
644
730
818
882
1066
1311
1592
1747
1829
1642
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
5
3
2
1
Distance (km)
164
188
188
188
188
27
27
27
27
27
188
212
324
27
188
27
27
188
188
164
164
195
194
164
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
4
3
3
2
3
1
1
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
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