Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.0° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 1PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (30 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (30 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
8
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
9
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
1.4
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
7
1.9
WSW
7
1.9
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
306
407
401
722
206
200
194
153
160
233
294
349
349
383
414
393
294
328
340
337
387
397
387
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:36PM2.46m
00:53AM2.40m
1:19PM2.37m
1:40AM2.26m
2:10PM2.23m
Low Tide
6:31AM0.07m
6:52PM0.18m
7:13AM0.19m
7:40PM0.33m
8:01AM0.36m
8:36PM0.49m
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clear
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clear
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6:58
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6:56
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Temp °C
10
9
12
14
13
12
11
10
9
9
11
12
11
11
11
9
9
10
12
13
12
12
11
Feels °C
6
5
9
10
9
8
8
7
5
5
6
7
5
5
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
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