Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
13.6° C
0.3° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 9AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (12 Jul)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (12 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
1.1
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.6
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
371
371
367
358
344
326
262
220
217
171
169
134
97
96
50
51
205
235
185
360
254
268
370
902
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
ENE
5
NE
0
NNW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
N
20
N
Wind State
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:13AM2.17m
7:56PM2.33m
8:18AM2.29m
8:49PM2.49m
9:13AM2.40m
9:39PM2.61m
Low Tide
1:08AM0.50m
1:37PM0.38m
2:10AM0.35m
2:35PM0.25m
3:04AM0.21m
3:27PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:39
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
6
5
6
9
10
9
8
8
8
9
9
11
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
13
14
13
12
12
Feels °C
3
2
4
7
8
7
5
5
4
5
5
6
7
7
7
7
9
10
9
10
12
11
9
9
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