Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.3° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 8PM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (23 Sep)6ft (1.9m)16s
Evening (23 Sep)6ft (1.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
9
1.2
SW
16
1.9
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
1.2
SW
15
1
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
1.6
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
439
720
1765
1928
1765
1787
1611
1517
1356
1193
1098
1125
649
424
350
301
241
203
203
158
220
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
ENE
0
NE
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
5
NW
10
N
10
NNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:11AM1.90m
7:31PM2.07m
7:57AM2.04m
8:10PM2.20m
8:36AM2.17m
8:47PM2.33m
Low Tide
1:25PM0.53m
1:50AM0.45m
2:06PM0.37m
2:27AM0.28m
2:43PM0.22m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:19
6:20
6:20
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
8
7
7
6
8
10
10
11
11
11
11
9
11
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
4
3
3
5
4
4
4
3
6
7
6
7
7
7
9
7
9
8
8
8
8
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