
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 6PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Patea River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 7 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
278 | 278 | 258 | 261 | 258 | 258 | 255 | 255 | 264 | 302 | 302 | 211 | 206 | 203 | 255 | 255 | 258 | 255 | 273 | 339 | 309 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:16PM2.12m | 7:44AM2.06m | 8:13PM2.23m | 8:40AM2.17m | 9:02PM2.33m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:55PM0.60m | 1:35AM0.49m | 2:00PM0.45m | 2:30AM0.33m | 2:52PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||
6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
278 | 278 | 258 | 261 | 258 | 258 | 255 | 255 | 264 | 302 | 302 | 211 | 206 | 203 | 255 | 255 | 258 | 255 | 273 | 262 | 309 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | S 11 | W 9 | WSW 4 | W 9 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 50 | 46 | 27 | 24 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | W 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | W 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 11 | SW 4 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | S 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
5 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 13 | — | — | 10 | 80 | 211 | 339 | 269 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 88 | 189 | 27 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 27 | 188 | 27 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 61 | 87 | 88 | 87 | 87 |
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