
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 1PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
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 57mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed night, strong winds from the SSE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
73 | 93 | 92 | 151 | 153 | 160 | 164 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 50 | 49 | 50 | 55 | 76 | 103 | 177 | 897 | 1051 | 875 | 1050 | 1738 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:55AM2.00m | 4:27PM1.90m | 4:56AM1.93m | 5:37PM1.89m | 6:01AM1.91m | 6:42PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:13AM0.59m | 10:42PM0.69m | 11:16AM0.62m | 11:51PM0.71m | 12:20PM0.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:05 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 5 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 |
31 | 93 | 92 | 151 | 153 | 160 | 164 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 50 | 49 | 50 | 35 | 37 | 103 | 102 | 200 | 521 | 679 | 679 | 521 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — |
73 | 23 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 55 | 76 | 35 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 16 | NW 4 | NW 9 | S 11 | W 12 | S 10 | SE 4 | S 10 | — | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — |
22 | 22 | 21 | 39 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 2 | NE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 177 | 897 | 1051 | 875 | 1050 | 1738 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 124 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 50 | 168 |
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