Patea River Mouth surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 31 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
18.6° 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 6PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)8ft (2.4m)10s
Afternoon (31 Mar)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (31 Mar)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
S
1.5
S
0.9
WSW
0.6
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)10977914141414141414141414141313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11026412862081241623573623622932841531491891891861421161168583666665
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
20
S
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
glassglassglassglassononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:28AM
2.35
9:51PM
2.30
10:07AM
2.40
10:28PM
2.37
10:43AM
2.42
11:02PM
2.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:41PM
0.20
4:00AM
0.18
4:19PM
0.11
4:37AM
0.13
4:55PM
0.08
5:12AM
0.14
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise--------7:35-------7:35-------
Sunset---7:16-------7:15-------7:14----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171815131212111112151514141312121317171514141414
Feels °C (?)151511877778111212121211101215151413131313
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