Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
13.5°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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 7AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Afternoon (19 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (19 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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)
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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2
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
15
1.7
WSW
9
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
8
1.1
SW
15
2.1
WSW
8
2.1
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
3
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
453
453
516
429
2292
857
566
558
551
727
1374
2591
2938
3138
3183
3164
3651
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
40
W
20
SSW
20
WSW
20
W
10
SW
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-off
High Tide
2:30AM1.80m
3:03PM1.82m
3:48AM1.72m
4:29PM1.77m
Low Tide
8:25PM0.77m
8:43AM0.75m
9:31PM0.86m
9:56AM0.84m
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clear
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clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
8
8
13
14
14
13
13
13
12
11
11
12
13
12
10
Feels °C
6
6
6
5
7
8
9
7
8
7
5
3
6
7
8
9
6
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