Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
13.5°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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 4PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (02 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (02 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.1
WSW
6
1.1
S
6
1.7
S
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
6
0.5
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
225
261
261
278
278
289
251
223
191
104
96
266
187
160
118
223
217
305
288
272
268
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
5
SW
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:10PM2.23m
2:39AM2.10m
3:16PM2.09m
3:57AM1.97m
4:41PM2.01m
Low Tide
8:01AM0.36m
8:36PM0.49m
8:58AM0.53m
9:44PM0.62m
10:09AM0.66m
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cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:56
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6:54
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6:52
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7:28
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4
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Temp °C
11
13
13
12
12
12
11
12
12
13
11
7
8
8
8
7
9
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
7
8
8
7
7
8
7
9
10
13
7
1
2
2
3
2
3
5
6
7
8
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