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Patea River Mouth surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 03 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
19.4° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today?

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 12PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (03 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (03 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

Table - waves today at Patea River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Fri
06
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
1
4
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
1.1
WNW
1.4
W
1.7
W
2.4
WSW
2.4
S
2.2
S
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
SW
0.7
WSW
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)12111111791413981212121211111110111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4964595712534712121893835654454405371353307247200192151151151119101161
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
10
NE
20
NNE
15
NNW
20
WNW
15
NNW
5
NNW
35
SSE
35
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
E
5
E
5
SE
10
S
10
SSW
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		crossglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		crosscross-
on		oncrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:33AM
2.61
11:54PM
2.45
12:13PM
2.57
12:33AM
2.41
12:51PM
2.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:22AM
0.09
5:48PM
0.11
6:04AM
0.10
6:29PM
0.13
6:43AM
0.16
7:09PM
0.19
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Fri
06
Sunrise-6:31-------6:33-------6:35------
Sunset-----8:37-------8:37-------8:36--
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---2-113----------------
Temp. °C181721222018161415151516171715141312161919181514
Feels °C (?)1917202017161789101113141514131211141717161413
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