Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
14.1°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 (19 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 10PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)--
Afternoon (19 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (19 Oct)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
7
1.4
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
8
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.4
SW
18
1.5
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
8
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
155
245
277
237
157
88
85
84
106
164
157
157
79
204
244
204
193
196
193
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
NNW
5
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
5
SW
5
NW
10
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:40PM1.82m
5:19AM1.73m
5:51PM1.83m
6:25AM1.77m
6:51PM1.91m
Low Tide
11:04PM0.81m
11:30AM0.78m
00:15AM0.73m
12:39PM0.69m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:26
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Temp °C
13
11
10
10
9
9
11
15
14
13
12
11
11
12
12
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
9
6
7
9
7
8
8
12
12
12
11
9
7
8
8
11
12
12
11
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