Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
14.4°C
0.7° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 4PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (14 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (14 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, strong winds from the SSE by Fri morning).

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
1.7
WNW
7
0.7
SW
14
1
W
8
1.7
W
8
1.7
W
9
1.7
WSW
8
1.6
W
8
0.7
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
349
314
301
310
197
144
405
455
402
341
251
310
626
763
899
1277
1358
1928
1730
1419
1212
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
20
N
25
N
30
N
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
20
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
12:27PM2.33m
00:42AM2.19m
1:02PM2.24m
1:20AM2.07m
1:40PM2.12m
Low Tide
6:42PM0.37m
6:59AM0.34m
7:20PM0.50m
7:36AM0.47m
8:03PM0.62m
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cloud
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light rain
cloud
rain showers
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light rain
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clear
part cloud
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6:37
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6:35
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6:33
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7:38
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7:39
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7:40
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 mm
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1
1
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6
9
6
2
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1
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2
1
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1
1
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Temp °C
16
17
17
17
16
16
12
11
11
9
12
11
8
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
13
15
15
15
12
11
8
7
7
5
8
8
6
5
0
1
1
0
1
1
2
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