Pataua surf break

Pataua surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 29 Oct 2025 NZDT
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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
17.5° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Pataua today?

The current surf forecast for Pataua at 8AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (29 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (29 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Sat
01
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNW
0.5
N
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.8
NNE
0.9
NNE
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
Period(s) (?)888877779999999997777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8640444128261622131313132020202019547510283675955
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
0
WSW
5
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:23PM
1.75
1:36AM
1.60
2:15PM
1.74
2:33AM
1.59
3:10PM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:02AM
0.46
7:41PM
0.60
7:52AM
0.50
8:36PM
0.59
8:47AM
0.51
9:33PM
0.54
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Sat
01
Sunrise-6:22-------6:20-------6:20------
Sunset-----7:49-------7:50-------7:51--
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------111--------
Temp. °C131315181816151413131514141313131313151818161313
Feels °C (?)9911141513131212131412121213121111121413121111
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