Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
12.7°C
0.5° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 4AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)11ft (3.5m)10s
Afternoon (31 Aug)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (31 Aug)13ft (4.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
10
4
WSW
11
4
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1845
2452
2806
2417
2261
2304
2499
3440
3959
3911
3846
3609
2875
2637
2631
1276
1274
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
35
W
35
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:01PM2.53m
11:23AM2.43m
11:36PM2.50m
11:58AM2.40m
Low Tide
5:18AM0.09m
5:33PM0.13m
5:55AM0.13m
6:11PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
12
14
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
4
4
4
3
4
5
5
5
5
5
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