Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
13.6°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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 4PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (17 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (17 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Sat night).

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
3
3
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
14
1.1
SW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
250
240
251
268
607
1074
994
580
1479
711
702
544
530
589
441
429
496
558
566
2547
569
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
NW
0
ESE
5
S
10
S
10
SW
10
WNW
15
W
0
NW
5
SSE
15
S
5
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:10PM2.07m
1:31AM1.94m
1:58PM1.93m
2:30AM1.80m
3:03PM1.82m
Low Tide
7:07AM0.46m
7:33PM0.63m
7:50AM0.61m
8:25PM0.77m
8:43AM0.75m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:14
6:15
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
16
14
13
13
12
11
11
12
11
12
11
9
9
12
9
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
8
12
9
9
11
11
11
10
10
9
10
8
8
7
9
7
8
9
9
7
7
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