Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Issued: 5 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
14.0° 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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 1AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (06 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (06 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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)
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
Swell
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
14
3
SSE
8
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
1.7
SSE
8
0.6
SW
14
1.8
S
7
2.5
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
175
286
416
487
923
1058
1144
1292
1536
1373
1373
1224
1126
980
693
574
424
412
301
245
310
158
303
804
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NE
5
ENE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
10
ENE
10
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
0
SE
10
S
30
S
15
SSE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:55PM2.15m
1:10AM2.26m
1:38PM2.10m
1:54AM2.20m
2:25PM2.05m
2:42AM2.13m
Low Tide
7:05PM0.45m
7:34AM0.45m
7:49PM0.51m
8:18AM0.47m
8:38PM0.57m
9:06AM0.50m
mod rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
5:09
5:10
 mm
6
1
1
1
3
4
1
1
5
1
Temp °C
11
9
10
10
10
10
11
12
13
10
9
8
7
7
7
12
12
10
9
9
8
10
12
12
Feels °C
10
7
8
7
6
4
5
7
11
8
7
6
5
5
4
9
9
8
7
7
7
8
7
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
9
1.1
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
14
1.9
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
1.1
S
7
1.3
S
8
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
WSW
14
Energy kJ
142
286
416
487
923
1058
1144
493
400
1373
1373
1224
1126
980
693
574
424
412
301
104
186
158
96
73
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
6
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
15
0.7
SW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
16
1.5
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.2
S
8
0.9
S
7
0.7
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.7
S
5
0.8
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.1
W
21
0.1
SW
21
0.2
WSW
20
Energy kJ
42
171
158
220
791
1536
305
260
182
86
40
15
7
6
6
25
245
160
9
17
37
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
W
9
0.9
WSW
18
0.2
NNW
8
0.1
NW
11
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
9
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
8
0.1
W
8
0.3
S
9
0.4
WSW
10
0.1
W
21
Energy kJ
175
57
553
6
5
10
9
9
3
3
3
3
1
14
35
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
2
0.5
SE
3
1
SSE
5
1.8
SSE
7
3
SSE
8
1.2
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
3
0.5
S
5
0.6
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
1.3
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
8
1.1
S
7
1.8
S
7
2.5
S
8
Energy kJ
1
4
50
355
1292
78
4
13
13
21
106
310
116
303
804
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
50
127
127
208
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
39
90
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
6
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
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