Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Issued: 11 am 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
14.2° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 8PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (02 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (02 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
3
1
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
8
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
11
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.4
WSW
9
0.5
W
13
0.6
WSW
12
1.1
W
12
1.2
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.6
W
11
3
WNW
11
1.4
W
11
2.3
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
15
16
7
7
7
17
26
15
14
25
17
23
35
29
84
117
341
364
451
599
1807
434
1040
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:01AM2.25m
11:16PM2.38m
11:38AM2.24m
11:53PM2.36m
12:16PM2.20m
00:31AM2.32m
Low Tide
5:10PM0.36m
5:32AM0.42m
5:46PM0.37m
6:11AM0.42m
6:24PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:08
5:08
 mm
1
Temp °C
9
10
11
10
10
10
10
10
9
11
12
10
9
9
8
7
8
12
13
12
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
7
8
9
8
7
6
6
6
5
7
8
7
5
5
3
2
3
7
8
6
5
7
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
WSW
4
0.3
SW
13
0.4
W
4
0.2
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.6
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
8
1.1
W
12
1.2
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.9
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.5
W
10
Energy kJ
7
6
6
6
7
7
1
26
5
14
25
11
23
35
29
58
61
341
364
451
599
841
434
450
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
7
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
12
0.1
SW
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
SW
15
0.2
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
12
0.1
W
23
0.1
W
22
0.1
SW
21
0.2
WSW
20
0.2
WSW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
Energy kJ
24
15
16
7
2
2
17
2
15
10
5
9
10
18
26
66
117
10
9
17
38
37
84
155
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
SW
7
0.1
S
9
0.1
SW
16
0.1
S
8
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.5
W
13
Energy kJ
8
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
10
1
8
8
18
84
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
4
0.3
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
N
2
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.3
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.6
N
3
0.6
N
3
0.7
NNW
4
0.9
NW
4
3
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
6
2.3
WNW
10
Energy kJ
2
2
2
1
3
1
8
8
17
1
1
1
1
4
7
8
13
28
1807
52
1040
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
52
64
64
52
52
52
52
52
52
88
88
64
46
27
19
22
19
27
27
39
214
27
27
27
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
5
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
9
8
7
6
6
6
8
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
7
4
5
5
5
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