Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
13.0° C
0.4° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 9PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)--
Afternoon (17 Aug)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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)
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
1
WSW
14
1.1
SW
13
2.1
S
9
3
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
9
2.3
S
8
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
309
309
251
211
357
347
158
151
379
394
699
1628
1773
1210
715
595
580
565
551
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
S
10
S
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
5
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:31PM2.29m
00:47AM2.28m
1:09PM2.16m
1:25AM2.11m
1:50PM2.03m
Low Tide
6:43PM0.32m
7:08AM0.32m
7:25PM0.48m
7:47AM0.47m
8:10PM0.64m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
5:45
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
9
8
8
9
10
11
11
11
10
9
10
9
10
10
10
10
11
Feels °C
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
8
8
8
2
0
0
1
3
5
6
6
9
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