Patea River Mouth surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 21 May 2026 NZST
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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
15.6° 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 8PM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (21 May)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (21 May)0.5ft (0.2m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
W
15
0.4
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.6
SW
12
0.5
SW
14
0.7
SW
11
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.4
SW
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
23
23
14
17
70
141
186
206
225
210
161
146
140
125
112
112
123
288
253
202
170
134
128
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
E
5
N
5
N
10
N
5
N
5
NE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:04PM2.22m
1:31AM2.30m
2:07PM2.10m
2:35AM2.18m
3:10PM2.00m
3:40AM2.08m
Low Tide
6:55AM0.32m
7:14PM0.37m
7:55AM0.43m
8:13PM0.49m
8:57AM0.51m
9:17PM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:10
5:09
5:09
Temp °C
11
15
17
16
15
15
14
14
13
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
16
15
13
12
12
12
11
7
11
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
14
14
14
13
11
11
11
12
15
13
11
11
10
10
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
4
0.4
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
9
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
11
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
Energy kJ
39
23
23
4
2
70
141
186
206
225
210
161
146
140
125
64
112
123
288
253
202
170
134
128
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.1
SW
18
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
WSW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.6
SW
12
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
S
12
0.3
S
4
0.4
S
4
Energy kJ
4
5
2
14
14
12
2
2
10
10
4
4
2
22
52
112
102
102
2
2
2
3
3
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
W
15
0.1
SW
18
0.2
W
15
0.1
NW
8
0.1
SW
18
0.4
NW
11
0.1
SW
16
0.3
S
4
0.1
SW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
W
12
0.2
WSW
21
0.4
SW
20
Energy kJ
14
14
4
12
17
2
13
30
10
3
10
26
25
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
45
99
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.2
WNW
4
0.3
SE
2
0.2
SSE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
Energy kJ
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
52
52
52
52
52
0
0
0
0
0
19
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
5
5
7
7
8
8
7
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
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