
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 8PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Patea River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 6 | SW 13 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
188 | 144 | 105 | 62 | 53 | 100 | 128 | 167 | 234 | 379 | 221 | 215 | 175 | 134 | 143 | 80 | 177 | 258 | 533 | 795 | 311 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:32PM1.89m | 4:01AM1.86m | 4:44PM1.83m | 5:15AM1.81m | 6:05PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:20AM0.61m | 9:51PM0.75m | 10:18AM0.70m | 11:02PM0.82m | 11:34AM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||
7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 20 | W 9 | SW 13 |
188 | 144 | 105 | 62 | 53 | 41 | 35 | 167 | 234 | 379 | 221 | 215 | 175 | 75 | 64 | 79 | 177 | 258 | 8 | 449 | 42 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 6 | W 6 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | — | SW 19 | WSW 18 |
23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 39 | 100 | 128 | 25 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 134 | 132 | 80 | 42 | 66 | — | 14 | 31 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 14 | S 13 | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | — |
9 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 24 | 31 | 55 | 77 | 47 | 143 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 533 | 795 | 311 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 27 | 188 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 289 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
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