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Surf Break: Patea River Mouth

Patea River Mouth in Taranaki is a fairly exposed River Mouth break that has fairly consistent surf. Spring and Summer provide the best conditions. The best wind direction is from the east northeast. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. A left hand reef. Best around high tide. It very rarely gets crowded here. Watch out for rocks.

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Overall Patea River Mouth Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Also see Patea River Mouth surf quality by season and Patea River Mouth surf quality by month.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Patea River Mouth:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Nukumaru Rock	11 mi
Second closest break	TheFences	11 mi
Third closest break	The Point (nr Wainui)	12 mi
Fourth closest break	Wainui Reef	15 mi
Fifth closest break	Kai-Iwi	23 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Patea River Mouth:
Closest wave buoy	SW Hawaii Buoy	4305 mi
Second closest wave buoy	W Hawaii Buoy	4358 mi
Third closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	4602 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	4664 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 1 Buoy	4814 mi
Tide stations nearest to Patea River Mouth:
Closest tide station	Patea, New Zealand	1 mi
Second closest tide station	Whanganui River Entrance, New Zealand	27 mi
Third closest tide station	Opunake Bay, New Zealand	42 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Port Taranaki, New Zealand	55 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Waitara River Entrance, New Zealand	57 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Patea River Mouth:
Closest ski area	Manganui (New Zealand)	40 mi
Second closest ski area	Turoa (New Zealand)	63 mi
Third closest ski area	Whakapapa (New Zealand)	67 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Tukino (New Zealand)	68 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Rainbow (New Zealand)	168 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Patea River Mouth:
Closest city location	Patea (New Zealand)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Hawera (New Zealand)	18 mi
Third closest city location	Eltham (New Zealand)	27 mi
Fourth closest city location	Wanganui (New Zealand)	30 mi
Fifth closest city location	Opunake (New Zealand)	42 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Patea River Mouth is Wanganui Airport (WAG) in New Zealand, 48 km (30 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Patea River Mouth is New Plymouth Airport (NPL), also in New Zealand, 91 km (57 miles) away.
• Third is Palmerston North Airport (PMR) in New Zealand, 112 km (70 miles) away.
• Paraparaumu Airport (PPQ) in New Zealand is 131 km (81 miles) away.
• Masterton Airport (MRO), also in New Zealand is the fifth nearest airport to Patea River Mouth and is 163 km (101 miles) away.