Patea River Mouth Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Taranaki, New Zealand)

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Patea River Mouth Surf Guide

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.

Patea River Mouth Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	fairly consistent	16.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Patea River Mouth:

The best conditions reported for surf at Patea River Mouth occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Patea River Mouth (for consistent clean waves)?

augustBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Patea River Mouth with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of August. Clean surfable waves are typically found 7% of the time in August while 43% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 50% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

43%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

50%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Patea River Mouth Location Map

Interactive Patea River Mouth surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Patea River Mouth is Wanganui Airport (WAG) in New Zealand, 50 km (31 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Patea River Mouth is New Plymouth Airport (NPL), also in New Zealand, 89 km (55 miles) away.

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Patea River Mouth Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 10:06 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 07
ft, °F	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	15	15	15	15
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

What does Patea River Mouth look like?

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Credit: Haley Phiilips

Tides at Patea River Mouth

Current tide and informaton

For Patea, New Zealand, 1 km from Patea River Mouth.

Next High Water: 12:54pm | 1.97m

Next Low Water: 07:06pm | 0.6m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Patea River Mouth Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.1 °C) at Patea River Mouth is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (18.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 16.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite