Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.6° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 2PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)8ft (2.4m)10s
Afternoon (27 Oct)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (27 Oct)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
8
2.3
NW
8
2.4
W
10
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
10
1.6
W
6
1.7
W
7
2.1
W
7
2.5
WSW
8
2.3
WSW
8
2.1
WSW
8
2
W
8
2.1
W
8
2.5
WSW
8
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
307
689
1170
1848
1960
1647
1863
1604
1155
837
573
492
181
278
449
792
702
547
475
499
893
1205
1221
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
30
WNW
10
SW
10
W
25
W
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
35
WNW
30
W
30
W
35
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:57AM2.51m
11:12PM2.49m
11:37AM2.54m
11:56PM2.46m
12:21PM2.51m
Low Tide
4:46AM-0.02m
5:08PM0.03m
5:28AM-0.01m
5:52PM0.08m
6:13AM0.07m
6:39PM0.17m
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light rain
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
rain showers
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clear
clear
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light rain
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6:18
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6:16
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7:52
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7:53
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 mm
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4
6
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2
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Temp °C
16
14
15
15
14
13
12
12
12
12
14
15
16
13
12
13
13
12
16
16
13
13
12
Feels °C
12
9
11
9
12
10
7
6
6
7
8
9
10
9
6
6
6
6
10
10
7
6
5
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