Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
13.7° 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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 8PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
2
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
WSW
13
1.3
NNW
6
1.1
W
7
1.5
W
8
1.9
W
9
1.9
W
9
1.8
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.5
W
8
1.7
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
9
4
WSW
12
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
234
218
221
212
175
134
109
120
127
320
573
601
509
381
311
1608
1698
4087
6488
5934
4677
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
20
N
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
25
WNW
40
WSW
35
WSW
15
SSE
5
ENE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
4:44PM1.83m
5:15AM1.81m
6:05PM1.86m
6:26AM1.84m
7:05PM1.95m
Low Tide
10:18AM0.70m
11:02PM0.82m
11:34AM0.74m
00:21AM0.81m
12:45PM0.71m
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
2
15
3
1
2
1
4
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
13
13
11
11
10
10
11
12
12
13
12
11
10
9
10
10
10
8
7
7
Feels °C
6
9
10
8
8
7
5
6
7
8
10
9
7
6
6
5
2
2
4
5
4
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