
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 4PM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Patea River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue night, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | S 11 | SW 12 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
601 | 362 | 594 | 1236 | 1051 | 778 | 569 | 419 | 303 | 175 | 172 | 136 | 111 | 108 | 71 | 59 | 37 | 37 | 47 | 28 | 27 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:05PM2.23m | 1:20AM2.28m | 1:48PM2.15m | 2:07AM2.18m | 2:40PM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:02AM0.31m | 7:19PM0.41m | 7:44AM0.39m | 8:06PM0.52m | 8:31AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||
7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 10 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 6 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
601 | 362 | 284 | 701 | 597 | 125 | 463 | 347 | 261 | 175 | 172 | 29 | 111 | 108 | 71 | 59 | 37 | 37 | 33 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 20 | SW 14 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | S 11 | SW 13 | S 5 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
208 | 255 | 284 | 126 | 15 | 241 | 12 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 94 | 136 | 12 | 61 | 60 | 51 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 27 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 5 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 5 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 4 | WSW 7 |
36 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 26 | 66 | 64 | 4 | 35 | 33 | 5 | 32 | 47 | 3 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
135 | 319 | 594 | 1236 | 1051 | 778 | 569 | 419 | 303 | 175 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 214 | 87 | 88 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 50 | 87 | 57 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 19 | 19 |
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