Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 6AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Patea River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon night, fresh winds from the N by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 81 | 186 | 381 | 502 | 558 | 566 | 566 | 301 | 441 | 477 | 430 | 349 | 314 | 325 | 241 | 368 | 207 | 400 | 284 | 196 | 169 | 175 | 616 | 700 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:35PM2.36m | 11:53AM2.39m | 00:08AM2.29m | 12:27PM2.33m | 00:42AM2.19m | 1:02PM2.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:48AM0.12m | 6:06PM0.25m | 6:23AM0.22m | 6:42PM0.37m | 6:59AM0.34m | 7:20PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 26 | 186 | 381 | 502 | 558 | 566 | 566 | 301 | 441 | 477 | 430 | 349 | 314 | 127 | 137 | 173 | 144 | 140 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 175 | 616 | 700 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 18 | SW 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | NW 8 | WSW 10 | S 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | S 6 | W 7 |
| kJ | 45 | 45 | 51 | 61 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 241 | 13 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 301 | 241 | 197 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 31 | 116 | 175 | 1 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 13 | WNW 10 | S 16 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | W 8 | — | S 16 | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | — | — | S 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 9 | S 7 | S 9 | — |
| kJ | 81 | 42 | 20 | 5 | — | — | — | 13 | — | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | NW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 170 | 80 | 39 | 40 | 24 | 24 | 72 | 21 | 44 | 79 | 325 | — | 368 | 207 | 400 | 284 | 196 | 169 | 100 | 92 | 240 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 196 | 195 | 27 | 87 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 212 | 195 | 164 | 175 | 27 | 177 | 165 | 22 |
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