Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 2AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Patea River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 301 | 293 | 197 | 144 | 297 | 343 | 309 | 302 | 232 | 304 | 635 | 1042 | 1114 | 1023 | 1426 | 1738 | 2008 | 1522 | 1075 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 00:42AM2.19m | 1:02PM2.24m | 1:20AM2.07m | 1:40PM2.12m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:42PM0.37m | 6:59AM0.34m | 7:20PM0.50m | 7:36AM0.47m | 8:03PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 17 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 97 | 108 | 117 | 125 | 138 | 136 | 138 | 142 | 223 | 304 | 635 | 1042 | 1114 | 1023 | 994 | 994 | 837 | 700 | 504 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | W 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 301 | 293 | 197 | 144 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 111 | 136 | 229 | 66 | 13 | 13 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | S 14 | — | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 8 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 22 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | N 3 | N 3 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 6 | — | S 4 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 236 | 279 | 3 | 3 | 297 | 343 | 309 | 302 | 232 | 212 | 105 | — | 39 | 850 | 1426 | 1738 | 2008 | 1522 | 1075 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 195 | 212 | 182 | 177 | 178 | 195 | 176 | 192 | 22 | 52 | 124 | 175 | 168 | 169 | 292 | 168 | 87 |
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