Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
13.8°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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 4PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (22 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (22 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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)
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
2
1
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
14
1.7
WSW
6
2.1
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
9
2
W
9
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
8
2.3
WSW
8
1
SW
15
1.2
SW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
234
253
583
601
670
1151
903
717
418
711
1765
1787
1765
1787
1611
1517
1356
1193
1098
1001
1067
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
25
WNW
20
S
5
S
15
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
10
SE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:16AM1.79m
6:45PM1.93m
7:11AM1.90m
7:31PM2.07m
7:57AM2.04m
8:10PM2.20m
Low Tide
12:34PM0.69m
1:08AM0.62m
1:25PM0.53m
1:50AM0.45m
2:06PM0.37m
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:19
6:20
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
10
11
11
11
9
8
8
9
10
8
7
6
6
8
10
10
11
10
Feels °C
10
7
8
8
7
5
5
4
2
2
3
5
4
4
3
3
5
6
6
7
6
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