Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
12.9°C
0.3° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 6AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (01 Sep)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (01 Sep)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
8
2.3
WSW
8
2
WSW
8
2
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4393
4393
4026
3717
3174
2561
1850
1523
1342
1274
1093
817
696
527
486
408
327
Wind (km/h)
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:36PM2.50m
11:58AM2.40m
00:12AM2.42m
12:37PM2.32m
Low Tide
5:55AM0.13m
6:11PM0.22m
6:34AM0.22m
6:54PM0.35m
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
4
4
3
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
7
8
8
8
9
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