Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 11AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Patea River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 79 | 148 | 140 | 102 | 64 | 63 | 69 | 87 | 82 | 78 | 100 | 201 | 383 | 347 | 260 | 247 | 211 | 187 | 206 | 211 | 155 | 159 | 193 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 9:03AM2.39m | 9:27PM2.59m | 9:50AM2.47m | 10:11PM2.65m | 10:33AM2.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:53AM0.21m | 3:15PM0.13m | 3:40AM0.09m | 4:00PM0.04m | 4:25AM0.03m | 4:43PM0.02m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 148 | 140 | 102 | 64 | 63 | 69 | 87 | 82 | 78 | 100 | 201 | 383 | 347 | 260 | 247 | 184 | 187 | 136 | 128 | 90 | 86 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 7 | W 13 | W 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | W 10 | S 9 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 79 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 47 | 61 | 57 | 32 | 53 | 81 | 98 | 2 | 90 | 145 | 145 | 211 | 124 | 206 | 211 | 155 | 159 | 193 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | S 8 | S 7 | N 5 | S 7 | S 7 | S 10 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 20 | SW 19 | S 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 19 |
| kJ | 41 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 34 | 31 | 49 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 102 | 102 | 146 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SSE 7 | — | NNW 7 | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | 21 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 52 | 0 |
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