
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today (06 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 1AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Patea River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon morning, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SSE 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 8 | SW 14 | S 7 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
175 | 286 | 416 | 487 | 923 | 1058 | 1144 | 1292 | 1536 | 1373 | 1373 | 1224 | 1126 | 980 | 693 | 574 | 424 | 412 | 301 | 245 | 310 | 158 | 303 | 804 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 12:55PM2.15m | 1:10AM2.26m | 1:38PM2.10m | 1:54AM2.20m | 2:25PM2.05m | 2:42AM2.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:05PM0.45m | 7:34AM0.45m | 7:49PM0.51m | 8:18AM0.47m | 8:38PM0.57m | 9:06AM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | |
5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | |
mm | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 7 | S 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 |
142 | 286 | 416 | 487 | 923 | 1058 | 1144 | 493 | 400 | 1373 | 1373 | 1224 | 1126 | 980 | 693 | 574 | 424 | 412 | 301 | 104 | 186 | 158 | 96 | 73 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 5 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 21 | SW 21 | WSW 20 |
42 | 171 | 158 | 220 | — | — | — | 791 | 1536 | 305 | 260 | 182 | 86 | 40 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 245 | 160 | 9 | 17 | 37 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | NNW 8 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | W 8 | S 9 | WSW 10 | — | W 21 | — | — |
175 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | 553 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 35 | — | 9 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | S 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | — | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 |
— | — | — | 1 | 4 | 50 | 355 | 1292 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 106 | — | 310 | 116 | 303 | 804 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 127 | 127 | 208 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 39 | 90 |
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