Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Issued: 11 pm 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
15.0° 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 (17 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 5AM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)8ft (2.4m)8s
Afternoon (17 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (17 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue night, calm by Fri morning).

Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
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)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
7
2.4
WSW
8
2.1
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
9
1.8
WSW
6
2.1
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.4
S
6
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
617
582
946
516
723
564
319
285
212
197
168
134
218
261
514
403
232
153
109
106
208
200
373
396
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
15
NW
25
WNW
30
W
30
W
25
W
15
W
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
10
SSW
5
SW
10
W
15
NW
20
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:39PM2.63m
11:04AM2.46m
11:29PM2.60m
11:56AM2.39m
00:20AM2.52m
12:48PM2.29m
Low Tide
4:56AM0.11m
5:16PM0.10m
5:48AM0.16m
6:06PM0.18m
6:41AM0.24m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:02
5:02
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
13
13
14
14
14
13
11
10
10
11
11
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
9
7
8
6
8
10
11
11
10
9
8
9
8
8
8
9
7
7
8
10
11
11
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
0.2
S
5
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.5
SW
12
1.6
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.4
SW
14
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
15
1.7
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
0.7
SW
14
1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
Energy kJ
617
536
2
4
4
4
71
285
212
197
168
134
68
6
4
403
232
116
93
83
64
200
373
396
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
6
0.5
S
5
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.4
SW
12
0.5
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
SW
11
0.2
WSW
18
0.1
S
15
0.4
WSW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.7
SW
14
0.7
WSW
8
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
17
Energy kJ
29
13
4
16
16
2
2
50
11
27
18
56
31
4
65
80
120
119
69
69
208
51
3
23
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
9
0.4
SW
12
0.2
WSW
11
0.4
SW
12
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
9
0.3
WSW
17
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.7
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.3
SSW
18
0.2
S
5
Energy kJ
2
4
4
4
7
35
12
36
8
14
58
103
102
69
109
106
27
11
61
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
13
1.7
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
7
2.4
WSW
8
2.1
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
0.3
NW
3
1.2
WSW
9
1.8
WSW
6
2.1
WSW
8
0.2
S
10
1.2
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.2
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.2
WNW
2
1
W
4
Energy kJ
582
946
516
723
564
319
1
218
261
514
8
91
153
109
55
1
36
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
Distance (km)
0
27
193
176
164
148
93
0
0
0
19
19
184
176
127
61
87
50
39
19
0
27
184
27
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
2
3
2
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
9
7
9
6
5
4
4
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
9
7
9
6
5
5
6
6
6
6
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