Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Issued: 5 pm 30 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
14.3° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (30 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 11PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jun)--
Afternoon (30 Jun)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (30 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Fri
3
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
130
102
100
97
93
88
87
85
85
88
63
46
28
25
24
15
16
7
17
7
17
16
15
14
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
E
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
10
NW
10
W
5
NW
5
N
5
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
10:05PM2.35m
10:26AM2.24m
10:41PM2.38m
11:01AM2.25m
11:16PM2.38m
11:38AM2.24m
Low Tide
3:59PM0.38m
4:18AM0.43m
4:34PM0.36m
4:54AM0.42m
5:10PM0.36m
5:32AM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
10
9
9
9
9
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
11
10
10
10
9
9
11
Feels °C
10
9
8
7
7
7
7
8
9
10
8
8
8
8
7
8
9
9
7
7
7
5
5
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
8
0.1
SW
13
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
W
4
0.2
WSW
12
Energy kJ
130
102
100
97
93
88
87
85
85
88
63
46
7
7
7
1
6
7
3
3
3
5
5
14
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
12
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
3
48
42
40
35
14
13
12
11
11
10
9
28
25
24
6
16
6
17
7
17
16
15
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
18
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
18
0.1
SW
16
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.2
WSW
12
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
16
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
54
3
1
1
1
6
6
11
6
5
5
9
9
2
15
2
2
2
2
2
2
10
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
4
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.3
WSW
4
0.4
W
4
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
NNW
2
0.3
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.5
WNW
4
Energy kJ
9
4
2
3
5
1
1
1
1
1
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
22
87
0
0
52
52
52
52
55
64
52
52
52
87
87
88
88
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
6
5
7
9
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