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 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.0° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 7AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (08 Jul)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (08 Jul)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue night, min 9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue night, strong winds from the SSE by Thu morning).

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
1.4
S
7
1.8
S
7
2
S
7
2.4
S
8
2.5
S
8
3
S
8
3
S
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.3
S
8
1
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
301
208
178
349
431
657
789
1046
1507
1888
2356
2594
2452
2095
1737
1628
1867
1275
1026
697
600
499
381
367
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
10
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
30
SSE
35
S
40
S
40
S
40
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
50
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:42AM2.13m
3:16PM2.01m
3:37AM2.08m
4:18PM2.00m
4:41AM2.06m
5:35PM2.04m
Low Tide
8:38PM0.57m
9:06AM0.50m
9:32PM0.61m
10:00AM0.53m
10:35PM0.63m
11:07AM0.54m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:41
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5:10
5:12
5:12
 mm
2
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
12
12
12
12
11
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
10
9
9
9
9
10
9
Feels °C
7
9
8
8
6
6
3
4
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
-1
0
1
1
1
2
3
5
4
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