Pataua surf break

Pataua surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 07 Sep 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
15.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Pataua today?

The current surf forecast for Pataua at 11PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)--
Afternoon (07 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (07 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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

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Sunday
07
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.5
NE
0.5
ESE
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)88888888887766887999910109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1281169374626551503369189188148125138144140130152128157163182241
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:53PM
2.04
7:13AM
1.95
7:37PM
2.14
8:00AM
2.04
8:21PM
2.20
8:47AM
2.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:11AM
0.25
1:24PM
0.16
1:56AM
0.13
2:11PM
0.10
2:41AM
0.04
Sunday
07
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Sunrise------6:31-------6:31-------6:28-
Sunset-6:06-------6:07-------6:07------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------1211--111------
Temp. °C14131111111211121211121312121212121311109101316
Feels °C (?)877778888899991098108756812
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Northland

  1. weather stationWind Update Cross-off wind 16 km from Pataua has swung offshore (light winds from the SW at Whangarei Aero Automatic Weather Station). 0.8m 8s swell from the NNE to make surfable waves.

    Pataua
  2. weather stationWind Update Cross-off wind 30 km from Tauranga Bay has become light (light winds from the SW at Kerikeri Aero Automatic Weather Station). Waves should be turning clean at Tauranga Bay. A 0.8m swell from the NNE

    Tauranga Bay
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13 km/h
SW
0.0
15.1
Air / Water (°C)
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