Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
12.7° C
0.9° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 12PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (30 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (30 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NE by Sat night).

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
3
2
2
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
WSW
14
1.6
W
8
1.9
W
10
2
W
10
2.2
W
10
2.5
W
9
2.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
W
13
3
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
357
323
268
186
186
189
213
367
800
834
891
1055
1230
1808
3189
4360
4391
3083
1862
1134
711
489
294
Wind (km/h)
15
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
30
W
25
WNW
15
W
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:07AM2.28m
10:21PM2.43m
10:41AM2.32m
10:55PM2.47m
11:15AM2.34m
Low Tide
3:59AM0.36m
4:14PM0.28m
4:34AM0.30m
4:48PM0.23m
5:09AM0.26m
5:23PM0.23m
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mod rain
light rain
rain showers
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light rain
light rain
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clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:30
 mm
6
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
1
Temp °C
8
9
10
12
12
12
13
13
11
10
11
12
11
10
10
10
9
7
8
9
9
8
7
Feels °C
4
5
5
6
8
7
8
8
7
5
5
5
4
3
2
4
5
1
1
2
2
2
3
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