Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
12.9°C
0.4° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 1AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)10ft (3.0m)15s
Afternoon (24 Aug)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (24 Aug)6ft (1.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2571
2388
2353
2783
3671
3981
4027
3364
3009
2717
1358
1174
1059
795
730
640
496
412
314
Wind (km/h)
35
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:32PM1.87m
6:55AM1.84m
7:24PM1.99m
7:47AM1.96m
8:07PM2.12m
Low Tide
12:10PM0.80m
00:53AM0.79m
1:13PM0.68m
1:43AM0.65m
2:01PM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
11
12
12
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
6
5
6
6
6
6
7
8
8
7
7
7
7
8
7
8
8
8
8
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