Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
13.1°C
0.2° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 10PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)--
Afternoon (22 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (22 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
6
1.2
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
6
1.7
W
7
2.2
W
8
3
W
9
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
89
97
134
170
315
675
1330
1622
2041
1883
1883
2283
3026
3923
4135
3410
3258
3009
1174
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:20PM1.79m
5:50AM1.76m
6:32PM1.87m
6:55AM1.84m
7:24PM1.99m
Low Tide
11:41PM0.88m
12:10PM0.80m
00:53AM0.79m
1:13PM0.68m
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
5:51
 mm
4
3
Temp °C
15
13
11
12
12
14
13
14
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
10
9
8
8
7
9
7
7
5
5
5
5
6
6
7
8
6
7
7
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