
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 6AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Patea River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu night, calm by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1245 | 1050 | 835 | 681 | 600 | 499 | 381 | 367 | 362 | 299 | 291 | 226 | 167 | 174 | 439 | 386 | 376 | 371 | 371 | 371 | 367 | 358 | 344 | 269 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:41AM2.06m | 5:35PM2.04m | 5:56AM2.08m | 6:53PM2.16m | 7:13AM2.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:35PM0.63m | 11:07AM0.54m | 11:52PM0.60m | 12:26PM0.49m | 1:08AM0.50m | 1:37PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 15 | S 5 | S 5 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
350 | 309 | 258 | 316 | 600 | 499 | 381 | 367 | 362 | 78 | 73 | 226 | 46 | 25 | 439 | 386 | 376 | 371 | 371 | 371 | 367 | 358 | 344 | 269 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 14 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | W 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 14 | SW 15 | S 18 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 14 | S 14 | S 6 | S 6 |
184 | 184 | 218 | 200 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 299 | 291 | 97 | 167 | 174 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | WSW 20 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 8 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 38 | — | 157 | 155 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | — | — | — |
1245 | 1050 | 835 | 681 | 409 | 261 | 150 | 119 | 97 | 134 | 117 | 64 | 69 | 34 | 16 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 185 | 185 | 88 | 88 | 50 | 87 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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