Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
12.7°C
0.5° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 1AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)4ft (1.2m)15s
Afternoon (25 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (25 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
2
W
7
1.9
W
7
0.9
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3009
2717
1174
1059
881
795
640
640
496
412
297
273
408
338
341
401
395
379
264
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:24PM1.99m
7:47AM1.96m
8:07PM2.12m
8:30AM2.08m
8:45PM2.25m
Low Tide
1:13PM0.68m
1:43AM0.65m
2:01PM0.54m
2:23AM0.51m
2:40PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
11
12
12
13
13
13
12
11
11
10
11
15
16
14
14
Feels °C
8
7
7
7
7
8
7
8
8
9
8
8
8
7
8
11
12
10
10
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