
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 7AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Patea River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat night, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 8 | SW 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
453 | 453 | 516 | 429 | 2292 | 857 | 566 | 558 | 551 | 727 | 1374 | 2591 | 2938 | 3138 | 3183 | 3164 | 3651 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:30AM1.80m | 3:03PM1.82m | 3:48AM1.72m | 4:29PM1.77m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:25PM0.77m | 8:43AM0.75m | 9:31PM0.86m | 9:56AM0.84m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | S 18 | S 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 15 | S 13 | — | — | S 11 | S 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 |
407 | 435 | 311 | 257 | 6 | 5 | 566 | 558 | 551 | 4 | 13 | — | — | 9 | 16 | 3164 | 3651 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 17 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 9 | S 11 |
453 | 453 | 516 | 429 | 24 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 7 | 83 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 19 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 6 | — |
5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 10 | — |
— | — | — | — | 2292 | 857 | 527 | 534 | 494 | 727 | 1374 | 2591 | 2938 | 3138 | 3183 | 125 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 184 | 184 | 193 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 208 | 305 | 127 | 148 | 281 | 195 | 0 |
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