Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.1° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 8PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (09 Jul)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu morning, light winds from the ENE by Sat night).

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
8
2.2
S
8
1
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
15
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1737
1626
1457
1158
1134
1026
816
623
600
499
381
367
362
299
291
226
167
174
439
386
376
371
371
371
Wind (km/h)
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
E
10
SE
15
SE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:18PM2.00m
4:41AM2.06m
5:35PM2.04m
5:56AM2.08m
6:53PM2.16m
Low Tide
10:00AM0.53m
10:35PM0.63m
11:07AM0.54m
11:52PM0.60m
12:26PM0.49m
1:08AM0.50m
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:12
5:13
5:14
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
11
10
10
10
10
9
10
9
10
10
9
8
7
8
8
7
10
10
9
8
7
6
6
Feels °C
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
3
2
5
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
7
7
6
5
4
3
3
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