Patea River Mouth surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 24 Apr 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
17.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today?

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 12PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (24 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (24 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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 Sun morning, min 8°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
1.3
W
6
1.9
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
124
86
54
53
100
99
91
60
59
51
80
129
206
236
220
211
206
149
138
138
136
110
488
372
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
0
ENE
5
NNE
5
N
10
NNE
10
N
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
W
10
SSE
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:54AM2.09m
3:34PM1.95m
4:12AM2.03m
4:46PM1.93m
5:24AM2.05m
5:53PM1.96m
Low Tide
9:16AM0.61m
9:42PM0.65m
10:30AM0.63m
10:59PM0.65m
11:42AM0.57m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:58
7:00
7:01
7:01
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5:39
5:38
5:37
5:36
Temp °C
9
8
8
12
12
11
11
10
10
11
11
15
15
14
13
12
12
11
13
17
16
15
15
13
7
6
6
10
10
10
10
8
8
9
9
13
12
11
11
10
10
9
11
14
12
11
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
7
0.6
SW
13
0.6
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
Energy kJ
124
86
54
53
100
99
91
60
59
8
9
129
206
236
220
64
77
64
64
50
136
101
488
372
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
WSW
19
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
18
0.5
W
5
0.1
S
8
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
10
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.4
SW
7
0.1
W
20
0.4
SW
13
0.5
SW
12
Energy kJ
6
3
22
22
5
5
5
5
37
42
80
13
1
19
2
211
206
149
138
138
13
7
43
72
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
8
0.3
SW
12
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
SW
6
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
5
0.2
S
8
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
8
0.2
S
15
Energy kJ
5
22
5
5
1
1
1
1
5
51
42
42
4
5
5
2
7
3
6
2
1
4
1
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
4
0.2
E
3
0.2
E
3
0.3
N
2
0.3
NNW
2
0.6
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.9
W
6
1
W
6
0.7
NNW
4
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.9
W
5
0.9
W
5
1.3
W
6
Energy kJ
8
1
1
1
1
18
25
54
84
12
72
58
37
39
110
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
57
88
0
0
52
0
0
0
22
27
27
27
0
0
0
0
27
193
175
27
46
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
4
3
4
5
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
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