Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Issued: 5 am 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
14.5° C

Normal for this time of year

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 1PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jun)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (23 Jun)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed night, strong winds from the SSE by Thu night).

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
1.7
S
6
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
9
2.5
S
9
3
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
93
92
151
153
160
164
100
100
100
100
99
50
49
50
55
76
103
177
897
1051
875
1050
1738
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
25
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
25
SE
35
SE
35
SSE
40
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
3:55AM2.00m
4:27PM1.90m
4:56AM1.93m
5:37PM1.89m
6:01AM1.91m
6:42PM1.95m
Low Tide
10:13AM0.59m
10:42PM0.69m
11:16AM0.62m
11:51PM0.71m
12:20PM0.61m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:05
5:05
5:05
 mm
1
1
2
5
16
9
11
5
5
Temp °C
11
11
11
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
15
15
14
14
13
12
12
12
10
9
9
9
9
10
Feels °C
9
8
8
11
10
11
10
10
10
10
12
11
10
10
11
10
11
7
2
1
3
1
1
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
9
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
1.3
WSW
12
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
WSW
12
Energy kJ
31
93
92
151
153
160
164
100
100
100
100
99
50
49
50
35
37
103
102
200
521
679
679
521
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
14
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
9
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
9
0.1
NW
8
0.2
NNW
8
Energy kJ
73
23
25
12
12
12
4
12
11
11
10
9
9
8
8
55
76
35
17
8
3
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.3
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
S
16
0.1
NW
4
0.1
NW
9
0.2
S
11
0.2
W
12
0.1
S
10
0.4
SE
4
0.1
S
10
0.4
WSW
11
Energy kJ
22
22
21
39
16
14
13
4
4
1
5
1
3
9
11
2
5
2
37
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
2
0.3
NNE
2
0.4
NE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ESE
4
0.5
SE
5
0.8
ESE
4
0.5
SE
4
1.7
S
6
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
9
2.5
S
9
3
S
10
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
3
3
4
3
5
10
20
8
177
897
1051
875
1050
1738
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
52
52
52
0
0
0
87
124
93
93
93
50
168
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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