Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
13.4°C
0.1° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 9AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (05 Sep)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (05 Sep)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
17
2.2
WSW
17
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1673
1631
2927
2680
2629
2746
2746
2701
2681
3436
3358
3551
2568
2241
2110
2058
1762
1571
1479
1240
1007
301
245
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
SSE
5
ESE
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:52AM2.01m
3:40PM1.98m
4:22AM1.94m
5:18PM2.00m
5:49AM1.97m
6:34PM2.13m
Low Tide
9:12AM0.65m
10:05PM0.73m
10:40AM0.71m
11:35PM0.69m
12:10PM0.63m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
6:04
 mm
1
4
8
5
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
14
14
13
12
12
11
11
13
16
17
14
14
14
15
14
11
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
7
7
8
9
9
8
7
8
7
7
10
12
13
9
10
11
13
12
8
11
11
8
6
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