
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 9PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Patea River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 8 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1508 | 1238 | 1185 | 1194 | 965 | 965 | 898 | 815 | 756 | 464 | 407 | 390 | 390 | 395 | 297 | 407 | 834 | 722 | 577 | 553 | 177 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:21AM2.48m | 11:34PM2.53m | 11:57AM2.50m | 00:12AM2.49m | 12:36PM2.46m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:30PM0.02m | 5:51AM-0.01m | 6:09PM0.07m | 6:31AM0.07m | 6:52PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 8 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 9 |
25 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 36 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 418 | 401 | 390 | 390 | 395 | 276 | 407 | 834 | 722 | 577 | 553 | 177 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | WSW 15 | S 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 42 | 339 | 23 | 60 | 60 | 101 | 97 | 297 | 97 | 99 | 57 | 87 | 49 | 151 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | S 16 | S 17 | S 18 | — | — | S 10 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 17 | S 9 | — | S 16 | S 15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 44 | 94 | 150 | — | — | 16 | 95 | 133 | 143 | 6 | — | 43 | 41 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | — | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 |
1508 | 1238 | 1185 | 1194 | 965 | 965 | 898 | 815 | 756 | 464 | 407 | 361 | 376 | 303 | 282 | 163 | — | 133 | 180 | 214 | 92 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 192 | 192 | 192 | 175 | 164 | 148 | 127 | 127 | 148 | 27 | 175 | 175 | 27 | 27 | 39 | 27 | 27 | 171 | 175 | 27 | 22 |
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