Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 2AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Patea River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the N by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 13 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 11 | NW 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
218 | 212 | 250 | 159 | 176 | 172 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 197 | 288 | 388 | 489 | 1461 | 440 | 1570 | 441 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 8:45PM2.25m | 9:07AM2.20m | 9:21PM2.36m | 9:42AM2.30m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:59AM0.37m | 3:15PM0.27m | 3:34AM0.24m | 3:49PM0.17m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | SW 13 |
218 | 212 | 164 | 159 | 176 | 172 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 197 | 288 | 388 | 489 | 584 | 440 | 521 | 61 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 12 |
6 | 6 | 178 | 138 | 134 | 128 | 120 | 54 | 53 | 64 | 62 | 28 | 12 | 53 | 51 | 88 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 23 |
6 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 54 | 60 | 30 | 67 | 66 | 21 | 42 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | WNW 10 | NNW 4 | NW 10 | W 10 |
198 | 181 | 250 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 1461 | 14 | 1570 | 441 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 27 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 184 |
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