Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
13.4° 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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 1PM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)6ft (1.9m)17s
Afternoon (15 Jul)7ft (2.1m)16s
Evening (15 Jul)6ft (1.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
17
2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
2
W
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1
SW
15
2
WSW
15
2
WSW
7
0.9
SW
15
1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
2
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1047
619
1907
2058
1997
1811
1654
1469
1746
1472
760
740
1452
1580
424
1644
373
309
418
503
566
574
566
1689
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
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
cross-on
High Tide
10:04AM2.47m
10:28PM2.66m
10:52AM2.49m
11:15PM2.65m
11:38AM2.45m
00:00AM2.57m
Low Tide
3:54AM0.12m
4:15PM0.06m
4:43AM0.08m
5:02PM0.06m
5:31AM0.10m
5:48PM0.11m
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clear
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rain showers
clear
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
5:16
5:17
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
15
16
15
14
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
10
11
11
12
13
12
11
10
9
9
8
10
8
8
9
9
8
7
7
8
7
7
6
6
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