
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today (30 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 10PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Patea River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | W 14 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
186 | 149 | 383 | 309 | 666 | 840 | 804 | 1032 | 1291 | 2042 | 3313 | 3801 | 3638 | 2197 | 1405 | 928 | 610 | 466 | 289 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:21PM2.43m | 10:41AM2.32m | 10:55PM2.47m | 11:15AM2.34m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:14PM0.28m | 4:34AM0.30m | 4:48PM0.23m | 5:09AM0.26m | 5:23PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 19 | SW 16 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | S 7 |
186 | 149 | 37 | 193 | 139 | 154 | 123 | — | — | — | — | — | 2887 | 2197 | 1405 | 928 | 610 | 466 | 103 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | W 6 | SW 16 | SW 20 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | WSW 12 |
1 | 7 | 41 | 97 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 80 | 289 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | SSW 11 |
6 | 26 | 50 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 38 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NW 5 | W 14 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | W 13 | SSE 4 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 6 |
9 | 20 | 383 | 309 | 666 | 840 | 804 | 1032 | 1291 | 2042 | 3313 | 3801 | 3638 | 29 | 531 | 708 | 491 | 230 | 149 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 188 | 189 | 184 | 27 | 188 | 196 | 214 | 210 | 208 | 196 | 148 | 88 | 87 | 50 | 61 | 87 | 87 | 0 |
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