Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
13.4° 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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 7PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (25 Jul)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (25 Jul)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
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2
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
12
4
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1393
2408
3304
5662
4574
3484
2717
2033
1601
1265
969
712
621
561
595
690
659
510
426
419
347
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
WSW
30
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSE
5
E
5
ENE
10
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:26AM1.84m
7:05PM1.95m
7:24AM1.91m
7:53PM2.06m
8:12AM2.01m
8:34PM2.17m
Low Tide
12:45PM0.71m
1:21AM0.73m
1:40PM0.63m
2:07AM0.63m
2:25PM0.53m
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:24
 mm
2
4
6
2
Temp °C
10
11
9
8
8
8
8
7
7
10
10
8
7
6
6
5
7
10
9
8
8
Feels °C
6
7
2
4
3
3
5
5
5
7
5
5
4
3
4
2
4
7
5
5
6
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