Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Issued: 5 am 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
14.6° 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 (21 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 10AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (21 Jun)7ft (2.2m)10s
Evening (21 Jun)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wed
24
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
W
9
2.4
WSW
10
2.1
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
2.2
W
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
10
1
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
8
0.5
W
9
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
828
1108
979
793
976
555
628
480
341
271
181
146
108
62
39
108
100
93
92
92
151
160
162
136
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
NE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:04AM2.25m
2:33PM2.06m
2:58AM2.11m
3:28PM1.96m
3:55AM2.00m
4:27PM1.90m
Low Tide
8:25AM0.43m
8:43PM0.53m
9:17AM0.52m
9:40PM0.63m
10:13AM0.59m
10:42PM0.69m
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:04
5:04
5:05
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
14
14
15
14
13
13
12
11
10
10
12
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
15
15
14
14
14
Feels °C
12
11
11
13
11
10
10
11
9
8
8
9
12
11
11
11
9
9
10
12
12
11
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
17
1.8
WSW
10
0.3
SW
16
0.2
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
10
1
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.6
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
WSW
14
Energy kJ
49
49
48
47
666
41
25
480
341
271
181
146
108
62
33
53
31
93
92
92
151
160
162
136
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.3
SW
16
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
13
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.3
SW
14
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
W
8
0.4
SW
14
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
S
13
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
43
2
4
39
39
39
26
17
33
40
39
22
73
23
16
16
12
12
4
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
9
0.2
S
5
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.1
S
9
0.3
SW
14
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
W
7
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
37
35
33
2
33
5
108
100
22
21
12
16
15
13
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
W
9
2.4
WSW
10
2.1
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
2.2
W
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
6
1
S
5
0.5
E
3
0.5
S
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.4
ESE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
NE
2
Energy kJ
828
1108
979
793
976
555
628
43
39
59
5
10
9
6
4
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
189
169
148
148
151
127
127
0
19
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
1
4
4
5
5
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
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