Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Issued: 11 pm 01 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 (0.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 3AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 01). 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 (0.2m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, fresh winds from the N by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.4
SW
11
0.5
NW
5
0.7
WNW
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.4
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
12
1
W
12
1.2
W
11
1.5
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
70
46
28
25
24
15
16
7
17
7
17
26
15
14
33
11
29
26
29
64
115
274
351
517
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
25
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
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
High Tide
10:41PM2.38m
11:01AM2.25m
11:16PM2.38m
11:38AM2.24m
11:53PM2.36m
12:16PM2.20m
Low Tide
4:54AM0.42m
5:10PM0.36m
5:32AM0.42m
5:46PM0.37m
6:11AM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
9
9
9
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
11
13
10
10
10
9
8
8
11
13
11
Feels °C
9
7
7
6
7
9
8
9
7
7
6
6
5
7
10
6
6
6
4
3
3
5
7
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
4
0.1
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.4
SW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
10
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
7
0.7
W
7
1
W
12
1.2
W
11
1.5
W
11
Energy kJ
70
46
7
7
7
6
6
6
3
7
17
26
5
5
33
11
20
26
29
32
48
274
351
517
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.1
S
8
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
12
0.1
W
22
0.1
SW
21
Energy kJ
10
9
28
25
24
15
16
7
17
2
2
2
15
14
1
9
8
18
16
64
115
9
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
SW
8
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
SW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
9
0.1
W
23
Energy kJ
5
5
9
9
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
10
10
5
8
18
25
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.2
NNW
3
0.3
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
NW
3
0.3
N
3
0.2
N
3
0.4
WNW
4
0.5
NW
5
0.7
WNW
6
0.3
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.4
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.6
N
3
0.6
NNW
4
0.5
N
3
Energy kJ
1
2
1
3
5
3
1
1
7
11
29
1
1
2
5
8
10
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
52
52
52
52
64
64
52
52
52
52
52
52
164
188
164
164
93
27
22
22
27
188
39
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
7
9
9
9
8
6
7
5
5
5
4
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