Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
12.6° C
0.9° 

Patea River Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 3AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)18s

Table - waves today at Patea River Mouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
9
1
W
9
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
1.2
W
11
2.5
WNW
10
1.4
W
10
2.3
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
461
424
155
111
105
82
91
90
155
164
338
1280
356
949
692
483
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:21AM2.00m
5:21PM2.00m
5:51AM2.01m
6:44PM2.13m
Low Tide
10:11PM0.70m
10:45AM0.65m
11:39PM0.69m
12:17PM0.61m
cloud
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
9
13
14
11
10
10
11
12
12
14
14
12
10
Feels °C
6
6
6
5
5
9
11
7
6
4
6
9
10
11
11
9
7
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