Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
13.5° C
0.4° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 6AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (13 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (13 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun night, fresh winds from the N by Mon night).

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
3
3
4
3
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.8
W
8
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1.4
WNW
8
1.1
W
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
2
WNW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.1
SW
17
1.9
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2.2
W
15
2
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
262
220
217
171
169
134
97
96
50
72
251
192
146
267
284
187
153
1024
609
663
1862
2033
2255
1811
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:56PM2.33m
8:18AM2.29m
8:49PM2.49m
9:13AM2.40m
9:39PM2.61m
10:04AM2.47m
Low Tide
2:10AM0.35m
2:35PM0.25m
3:04AM0.21m
3:27PM0.13m
3:54AM0.12m
4:15PM0.06m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
3
Temp °C
8
8
8
9
9
12
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
14
15
13
12
12
12
12
12
14
16
14
Feels °C
5
5
4
6
5
7
9
7
7
6
7
7
8
11
12
11
9
9
10
9
9
11
13
12
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