Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today (21 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 10PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Patea River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
183 | 171 | 112 | 126 | 122 | 155 | 155 | 139 | 108 | 121 | 121 | 219 | 424 | 724 | 1265 | 1706 | 2121 | 2080 | 2353 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:49PM1.81m | 4:29AM1.74m | 5:20PM1.79m | 5:50AM1.76m | 6:32PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:13PM0.87m | 10:43AM0.83m | 11:41PM0.88m | 12:10PM0.80m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | S 10 | — | — | — |
183 | 171 | 102 | 126 | 122 | 100 | 72 | 51 | 45 | 84 | 82 | 45 | 44 | 25 | 69 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 19 | SW 13 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | S 10 | — | — | — | — |
6 | 6 | 19 | 100 | 100 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 45 | 94 | 37 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | W 19 | SW 20 | S 11 | WSW 19 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 7 | 16 | 9 | 36 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 |
66 | 83 | 112 | 14 | 13 | 155 | 155 | 139 | 108 | 121 | 121 | 219 | 424 | 724 | 1265 | 1706 | 2121 | 2080 | 2353 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 175 | 184 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 184 | 195 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 222 | 196 | 222 | 216 | 196 | 222 |
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