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Patea River Mouth surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 21 Jan 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
19.2° C
 (Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today?

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 9AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 21). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (21 Jan)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (21 Jan)1ft (0.3m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSE
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.2
WSW
0.9
S
1.3
S
0.4
SW
1.4
W
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
0.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)614141413131313131212225620207718766616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1123029292827272625242346471069914912322731951212184190178171
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
SE
5
WSW
15
SW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:55PM
2.33
12:10PM
2.48
12:31AM
2.34
12:46PM
2.48
1:09AM
2.32
1:23PM
2.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:03AM
0.24
6:25PM
0.27
6:40AM
0.23
7:05PM
0.26
7:18AM
0.27
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise---6:16-------6:18-------6:18----
Sunset-------8:47-------8:46-------8:46
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-13----11-543----------2
Temp. °C161414141619181716161617171819191818171719211916
Feels °C (?)131111121518181615151518181816151415131416171613
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