Patea River Mouth surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 17 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
18.2° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than 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 5PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)8ft (2.4m)12s
Afternoon (17 Apr)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (17 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
3
0
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
W
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
2
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.7
W
2.1
NW
1.6
WSW
1.9
W
2.3
NW
2.2
NW
1.5
W
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.9
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
Period(s) (?)1212121212778899881013131314151515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16101089101944235835646241152844261966166643299892210771265156715681693152513891175
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
15
NNW
25
WSW
5
NNW
10
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NE
5
NE
15
SE
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrossoncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:09AM
2.49
9:37PM
2.50
9:52AM
2.55
10:18PM
2.57
10:35AM
2.54
11:01PM
2.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:26PM
-0.07
3:47AM
-0.03
4:08PM
-0.09
4:30AM
-0.02
4:52PM
-0.04
5:16AM
0.06
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise6:52-------6:52-------6:54-------
Sunset--5:50-------5:49-------5:46-----
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------1354555---134512
Temp. °C161717161415161617151616151413121418171412111312
Feels °C (?)12131313111212121311121214101211121514129101111
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