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Pataua surf Forecast / Northland / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 19 Apr 2024 NZST
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Pataua surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Pataua sea temperature is 19.6°C (Statistics for 19 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 18.8 °C max: 20.0 °C min: 17.8 °C)
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Pataua surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Pataua sea temperature is 19.6°C (Statistics for 19 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 18.8 °C max: 20.0 °C min: 17.8 °C)


How big are the waves at Pataua today?

The current surf forecast for Pataua at 5AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Afternoon (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (20 Apr)5ft (1.5m)6s

Table - waves today at Pataua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NNE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
1
NNE
1.2
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.5
NNW
1.3
NNW
1
N
1
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
ENE
0.3
NNE
0.2
N
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
1.1
NE
1.6
NE
1.8
NE
2.1
NE
2.2
NE
2.5
NE
3
NE
3
NE
3
NE
3
NE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
1.9
NNE
1.5
ENE
2
NE
1.8
NE
1.7
NE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)14101010456666666667799911111111111111115666655566666677889999991099910101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)3745454540711211481701478184665140423222221624101212121010105210698756432353444515366101175289428609886117415751575146112121168697393668549535439411325
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
15
N
20
N
25
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
15
SE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
0
NW
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
10
NE
5
WNW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscrossglassglasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:42AM
1.75
5:08PM
1.66
5:28AM
1.79
5:55PM
1.73
6:10AM
1.83
6:37PM
1.80
6:50AM
1.86
7:17PM
1.87
7:28AM
1.89
7:56PM
1.92
8:06AM
1.90
8:35PM
1.96
8:43AM
1.89
9:13PM
1.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:22PM
0.54
11:01AM
0.51
11:13PM
0.51
11:46AM
0.44
12:00AM
0.47
12:27PM
0.37
12:43AM
0.42
1:06PM
0.30
1:25AM
0.39
1:44PM
0.26
2:05AM
0.37
2:21PM
0.23
2:45AM
0.36
2:59PM
0.23
3:25AM
0.38
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunrise----6:50-------6:50-------6:52-------6:52-------6:54-------6:54-------6:54-------
Sunset------5:50-------5:47-------5:46-------5:45-------5:45-------5:44-------5:43-----
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Rain (mm)
--1151-------1---------------1----------------2311-1--1-----
Temp. °C181817171720232118161617181818161516161617191917151617171818181817171617171818181717171818181718191919171620161514131213
Feels °C (?)17171615141922201715151716151311111212131415161413141516161516171717161718171617151414151415151618202114141712109989

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