Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
13.6°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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 1PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 2.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)8ft (2.4m)16s
Afternoon (21 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (21 Sep)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WSW
16
2.2
W
16
2.4
WSW
16
1.4
SW
16
2.3
WSW
8
2.3
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
8
2
WSW
8
0.9
SW
14
1.9
WNW
7
0.8
SW
14
2.2
WSW
7
2.1
WSW
9
2.1
WSW
10
2.3
WSW
10
3
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
9
2.1
WSW
9
1.2
SW
16
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2615
2480
2801
894
737
755
662
460
327
352
234
542
732
833
1022
1441
1027
947
688
711
1904
1928
1928
Wind (km/h)
10
N
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
W
25
SSE
5
SSW
10
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:07AM1.72m
5:47PM1.82m
6:16AM1.79m
6:45PM1.93m
7:11AM1.90m
7:31PM2.07m
Low Tide
11:24AM0.81m
00:12AM0.78m
12:34PM0.69m
1:08AM0.62m
1:25PM0.53m
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:17
6:19
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
6
9
12
12
13
12
12
12
9
11
14
11
9
9
10
11
11
9
7
8
9
9
8
Feels °C
2
5
6
6
6
6
6
7
5
8
11
8
3
6
7
5
5
5
2
3
3
4
5
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