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Patea River Mouth Surf Forecast
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Patea River Mouth surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 09 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.2° C
(Which is 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 11PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Patea River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the ENE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | |
1246 | 1144 | 1628 | 2011 | 2020 | 1818 | 1288 | 1411 | 1787 | 1547 | 1520 | 850 | 674 | 902 | 808 | 796 | 649 | 555 | 546 | 430 | 423 | 330 | 330 | 320 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:51PM1.81m | 3:16AM1.91m | 3:54PM1.80m | 4:19AM1.92m | 4:54PM1.83m | 5:16AM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:58PM0.72m | 9:39AM0.71m | 10:02PM0.71m | 10:41AM0.64m | 11:05PM0.63m | 11:41AM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 |
11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | SW 16 | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
 kJ | 104 | 255 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 21 | 20 | 1520 | 850 | 674 | 902 | 808 | 796 | 649 | 555 | 546 | 430 | 423 | 330 | 330 | 320 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | S 14 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 5 | SSE 4 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 305 | 16 | 195 | 134 | 39 | 34 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 27 | 15 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 18 | S 17 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 41 | 91 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 12 | 12 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | NW 3 | W 4 |
| kJ | 1246 | 1144 | 1628 | 2011 | 2020 | 1818 | 1288 | 1411 | 1787 | 1547 | 1281 | 110 | 240 | 336 | 230 | 107 | 78 | 30 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 196 | 195 | 195 | 195 | 195 | 164 | 175 | 175 | 148 | 169 | 93 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 27 |
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