Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today (14 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 10PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Patea River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri night, strong winds from the SSE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
155 | 159 | 193 | 513 | 547 | 817 | 975 | 1084 | 1031 | 894 | 894 | 739 | 1057 | 1218 | 1495 | 1775 | 1660 | 1303 | 1184 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:53PM2.63m | 11:14AM2.48m | 11:33PM2.56m | 11:53AM2.40m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:43PM0.02m | 5:08AM0.03m | 5:23PM0.06m | 5:50AM0.09m | 6:03PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 16 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 |
90 | 65 | 193 | 513 | 547 | 817 | 975 | 1084 | 1031 | 894 | 894 | 739 | 1057 | 929 | 843 | 822 | 760 | 795 | 730 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | S 18 | S 17 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
155 | 159 | 45 | 42 | 28 | 32 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 67 | 89 | 106 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 19 | W 8 | S 16 | S 18 | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
102 | 102 | 146 | 50 | 5 | 6 | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
7 | 18 | 31 | 31 | 24 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 143 | 449 | 870 | 1218 | 1495 | 1775 | 1660 | 1303 | 1184 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 164 | 164 | 185 | 164 | 164 | 185 |
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