
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 10AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Patea River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 18 | W 6 | SW 16 | W 6 | SW 16 | WSW 20 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
332 | 346 | 134 | 105 | 100 | 80 | 180 | 163 | 121 | 107 | 37 | 145 | 186 | 180 | 190 | 154 | 121 | 154 | 128 | 133 | 181 | 306 | 402 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross |
High Tide | 7:00AM2.09m | 7:33PM2.28m | 7:58AM2.23m | 8:23PM2.42m | 8:47AM2.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:51AM0.54m | 1:18PM0.46m | 1:49AM0.35m | 2:12PM0.27m | 2:38AM0.19m | 2:58PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 |
Temp °C | 7 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 8 |
332 | 346 | 107 | 105 | 100 | 80 | 180 | 163 | 121 | 107 | 37 | 145 | 186 | 180 | 190 | 154 | 121 | 96 | 92 | 54 | 130 | 306 | 402 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSE 5 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SW 21 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 10 | WSW 20 | SW 16 |
20 | 20 | 134 | 82 | 80 | 75 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 24 | 42 | 98 | 97 | 96 | 84 | 81 | 154 | 78 | 133 | 53 | 157 | 295 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | WNW 9 | S 8 | SW 22 | S 8 | WSW 21 | SW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 24 | SW 13 | SW 21 | SW 10 | WSW 20 |
— | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 44 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 28 | 117 | 4 | 339 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | E 4 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | — | E 2 | ESE 3 | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | SSE 5 |
43 | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | 76 | 116 | 128 | 128 | 181 | 218 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 185 | 188 | 169 | 88 |
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