Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
12.8° C
0.7° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 12PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (06 Aug)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
12
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.3
SW
14
0.4
S
10
0.3
SW
13
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.2
S
17
0.3
S
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.7
W
10
1.6
WNW
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
62
58
37
33
31
27
17
17
24
47
47
69
83
80
94
424
188
145
136
105
100
95
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
E
5
ENE
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
N
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:07AM2.18m
2:40PM2.07m
3:05AM2.07m
3:48PM2.00m
4:21AM2.00m
5:21PM2.00m
Low Tide
8:31AM0.49m
9:02PM0.63m
9:28AM0.59m
10:11PM0.70m
10:45AM0.65m
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part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:36
 mm
Temp °C
9
7
8
8
9
8
7
7
7
7
7
10
12
11
10
10
10
11
11
13
13
11
10
Feels °C
6
4
6
6
7
6
4
4
4
4
4
6
8
7
7
7
7
8
8
9
9
7
6
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