Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.5° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 12PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)17s
Afternoon (25 Oct)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (25 Oct)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
0.5
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
1.1
WNW
6
1.5
W
7
2.2
NW
8
3.5
WNW
9
2.5
W
11
2.5
WSW
12
3
W
12
2.3
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
195
189
167
371
371
371
362
349
326
258
251
211
167
158
88
95
226
531
1693
1542
1871
2344
1455
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:39AM2.29m
9:48PM2.39m
10:17AM2.42m
10:30PM2.46m
10:57AM2.51m
Low Tide
3:26AM0.11m
3:46PM0.13m
4:06AM0.02m
4:27PM0.05m
4:46AM-0.02m
5:08PM0.03m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
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6:20
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6:18
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7:51
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7:52
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1
8
4
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Temp °C
13
12
14
15
14
14
12
10
10
11
16
17
18
16
13
15
16
15
15
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
9
8
10
10
9
9
8
7
6
7
12
12
13
12
9
11
12
11
11
11
10
10
9
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