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Patea River Mouth surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 01 May 2025 NZST
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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
17.7° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Patea River Mouth this week:

The surf forecast for Patea River Mouth over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (May 02) at 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.6m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 8s. Another secondary swell of 0.5m and 13s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-shore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Patea River Mouth in the next 12 days are 3.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Friday (May 02) at 6AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 5s period and expected on Monday (May 05) at 12AM.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)12AM (Fri 2nd May)5ft (1.6m) 12s
Best Surf 9PM (Thu 8th May)4ft (1.2m) 16s
Most Powerful 6AM (Fri 2nd May)10ft (3.0m) 10s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Patea River Mouth over the next 12 days.

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Thu
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tue
13
PMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
S
1.6
S
2.5
S
1.9
S
2.2
S
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
1
WSW
0.6
WSW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
WSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.1
SW
2.1
WSW
1.1
SW
2
WSW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1.3
WSW
1.2
SW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)11129881212111010141414131316141816161514161515141481514141414131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)42671112364665531441441431711303012882641781723493842095084773143019067408818344245505511647469390607494346260
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
10
S
5
SW
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
SSE
10
E
5
ENE
5
SSE
5
NNE
10
N
15
WNW
15
N
15
N
15
WNW
10
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
E
15
N
30
S
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
SSE
10
ENE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossoncross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:27AM
2.37
12:55PM
2.16
1:23AM
2.21
1:58PM
2.00
2:28AM
2.06
3:06PM
1.89
3:39AM
1.97
4:12PM
1.84
4:49AM
1.94
5:18PM
1.84
5:51AM
1.96
6:20PM
1.89
6:44AM
2.01
7:14PM
1.98
7:30AM
2.07
7:57PM
2.08
8:10AM
2.13
8:34PM
2.17
8:46AM
2.18
9:08PM
2.25
9:21AM
2.22
9:40PM
2.31
9:54AM
2.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:15PM
0.22
6:49AM
0.35
7:07PM
0.41
7:49AM
0.51
8:05PM
0.58
8:52AM
0.63
9:12PM
0.69
9:59AM
0.69
10:24PM
0.73
11:08AM
0.67
11:34PM
0.69
12:12PM
0.59
12:36AM
0.60
1:03PM
0.48
1:25AM
0.50
1:46PM
0.38
2:07AM
0.41
2:23PM
0.30
2:43AM
0.35
2:58PM
0.25
3:17AM
0.32
3:32PM
0.23
3:50AM
0.32
Thu
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tue
13
Sunrise--7:05--7:07--7:07--7:09--7:09--7:11--7:11--7:13--7:13--7:15--7:16--7:16
Sunset5:30--5:30--5:29--5:28--5:27--5:25--5:23--5:22--5:22--5:21--5:20--5:19--
light rainlight rainlight rainlight rainrain showersclearpart cloudclearclearclearclearclearclearclearclearpart cloudclearclearclearpart cloudclearpart cloudheavy rainmod rainmod rainrain showersrain showerspart cloudclearclearclearclearclearpart cloudrain showersmod rain
Rain (mm)
11421-----------------116934-------68
Temp. °C131212121314141214141212121114171517171619211819131314141212131215161618
Feels °C (?)1195561212111111910109121412141414172016187912111010111014151617

Short Range Forecast: Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Fri afternoon).

Long Range Forecast: Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

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Information about the Patea River Mouth Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Patea River Mouth provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Patea River Mouth can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Patea River Mouth surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Patea River Mouth) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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Patea River Mouth is 51 km (32 miles) from Wanganui. If you plan a holiday in Taranaki, look for hotels and other accommodation in Wanganui. Wanganui has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.

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