
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 1PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Patea River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WSW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
306 | 407 | 401 | 722 | 206 | 200 | 194 | 153 | 160 | 233 | 294 | 349 | 349 | 383 | 414 | 393 | 294 | 328 | 340 | 337 | 387 | 397 | 387 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:36PM2.46m | 00:53AM2.40m | 1:19PM2.37m | 1:40AM2.26m | 2:10PM2.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:31AM0.07m | 6:52PM0.18m | 7:13AM0.19m | 7:40PM0.33m | 8:01AM0.36m | 8:36PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
297 | 215 | 159 | 722 | 193 | 158 | 194 | 153 | 160 | 183 | 139 | 136 | 104 | 104 | 76 | 83 | 125 | 125 | 124 | 124 | 122 | 121 | 86 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 17 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 14 | SW 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | SW 12 | S 11 |
92 | 407 | 401 | 97 | 206 | 200 | 37 | 58 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 2 | — | 5 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | SW 16 | — | S 15 | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | — | SW 12 | — | S 15 |
— | 57 | 97 | 142 | 87 | 43 | 36 | 28 | 66 | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 6 | — | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | W 8 | NNW 4 | — | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 |
306 | 290 | 8 | — | 113 | 148 | 169 | 73 | 158 | 233 | 294 | 349 | 349 | 383 | 414 | 393 | 294 | 328 | 340 | 337 | 387 | 397 | 387 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 39 | 175 | 88 | 88 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 184 | 184 | 192 | 184 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 184 | 184 | 195 | 199 | 195 |
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