Pataua surf break

Pataua surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 05 Jul 2025 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
16.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Pataua today?

The current surf forecast for Pataua at 7PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)--
Afternoon (05 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (05 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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

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Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sun
13
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
N
1.5
NNE
1.1
N
1
N
0.6
E
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.9
NE
1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
NE
1
ESE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
E
1.2
E
0.9
ENE
1.2
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.5
E
0.9
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.6
N
1.7
N
1.9
N
2.2
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.3
N
2.1
NNE
2.5
N
3
N
2.5
N
2.5
N
2.1
N
2.1
N
2.2
N
2.2
N
2.3
N
Period(s) (?)88881099989999991099910799999999913131313131313131312121212127777777789888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)390368255232191211194192149197415222236170262258247300369307252253241254244402291438478492454451428477594598595594559498565548539523484519594696902828692890126911191925818954910915914
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
35
N
35
NW
25
NW
35
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
35
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:06PM
1.67
3:15AM
1.69
3:58PM
1.69
4:05AM
1.68
4:50PM
1.72
4:56AM
1.68
5:39PM
1.77
5:45AM
1.71
6:26PM
1.82
6:32AM
1.75
7:11PM
1.89
7:17AM
1.79
7:54PM
1.95
8:02AM
1.82
8:36PM
2.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:07PM
0.61
9:35AM
0.45
10:01PM
0.63
10:25AM
0.45
10:55PM
0.62
11:14AM
0.42
11:46PM
0.58
12:03PM
0.38
12:36AM
0.54
12:49PM
0.33
1:22AM
0.49
1:34PM
0.27
2:08AM
0.43
2:18PM
0.23
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sun
13
Sunrise------7:31-------7:31-------7:31-------7:31-------7:31-------7:30-------7:30-----
Sunset5:20-------5:21-------5:21-------5:22-------5:22-------5:22-------5:23-------5:23---
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Rain (mm)
-1--------------------------------131---------------6134-----
Temp. °C191615141313121414131313141312121314141414141414141414141414151515151415161514151815131313121315161416161717151716151515
Feels °C (?)181614131111911121112121210991111111010111011111111111010111112121113161514151815121213121213151215141212111110889
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