Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 12 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
15.7°C
0.8° 

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 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 12AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Nov)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (13 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (13 Nov)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.4
W
8
0.6
SW
15
1.5
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.7
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.2
WSW
7
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
1.1
W
6
1.1
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
258
245
271
176
204
254
252
252
178
168
268
280
280
270
173
121
104
128
122
92
80
75
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:23AM2.17m
12:39PM2.27m
1:01AM2.10m
1:19PM2.19m
1:44AM2.00m
Low Tide
6:20PM0.42m
6:35AM0.39m
6:58PM0.51m
7:13AM0.48m
7:40PM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
17
16
14
13
12
13
15
15
15
14
13
12
12
10
14
15
15
14
12
11
10
10
Feels °C
13
12
10
10
9
10
11
12
11
11
9
8
9
7
11
12
11
11
10
9
8
7
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