Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
12.7° C
0.7° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 5PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)17s
Afternoon (15 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Evening (15 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sat night, light winds from the SSE by Mon night).

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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)
3
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
17
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
3
S
9
3
S
9
3.5
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
9
2.3
S
8
1.1
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
975
1084
1031
894
894
739
1057
1277
1494
2053
1970
1695
1695
1417
1075
856
732
503
314
309
251
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:14AM2.48m
11:33PM2.56m
11:53AM2.40m
00:10AM2.43m
12:31PM2.29m
Low Tide
5:23PM0.06m
5:50AM0.09m
6:03PM0.17m
6:29AM0.19m
6:43PM0.32m
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:44
 mm
1
4
4
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
12
16
14
13
12
10
9
8
8
8
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
Feels °C
10
14
11
11
8
3
0
-2
-1
-2
-3
-2
-1
-1
0
0
0
2
2
3
4
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