Patea River Mouth surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 11 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
16.4° 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 9PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)--
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)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
0.9
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
10
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.5
SW
20
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
18
0.6
WSW
18
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
784
630
555
504
437
430
330
320
377
223
353
74
74
75
203
79
175
178
186
181
155
204
358
314
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
NE
5
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
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
High Tide
4:54PM1.83m
5:16AM1.98m
5:53PM1.92m
6:10AM2.08m
6:50PM2.06m
7:01AM2.20m
Low Tide
11:05PM0.63m
11:41AM0.51m
00:05AM0.51m
12:36PM0.36m
1:00AM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:19
5:17
5:16
Temp °C
13
12
10
9
9
9
11
14
15
14
13
12
11
10
10
13
12
13
12
12
11
11
12
13
9
9
7
6
6
6
8
10
12
13
12
10
8
6
6
9
8
9
9
10
9
9
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
0.9
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.8
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
10
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
Energy kJ
784
630
555
504
437
430
330
320
377
223
353
59
50
42
203
79
175
178
116
88
59
30
358
314
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.6
WSW
5
0.3
S
11
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
WSW
18
0.5
S
5
0.3
S
11
Energy kJ
65
31
13
46
41
41
15
25
25
22
21
74
74
75
48
70
117
108
144
153
153
204
12
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
17
0.3
S
11
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
WSW
24
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
12
0.5
SW
20
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
13
0.4
S
11
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
57
46
45
4
13
6
22
21
21
52
26
54
43
29
186
181
155
83
39
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
2
0.7
WNW
4
1
W
5
0.8
SSE
3
0.5
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
6
1.3
S
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
11
0.5
S
4
Energy kJ
2
19
57
12
10
17
23
23
32
91
137
182
155
156
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
27
27
0
0
0
0
0
0
61
87
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
9
9
7
4
5
7
6
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
8
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
7
5
7
7
6
6
7
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