Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
13.7° C
0.3° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 6AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)18s
Afternoon (10 Jul)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (10 Jul)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
9
2.3
S
8
1
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
15
0.9
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
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1245
1050
835
681
600
499
381
367
362
299
291
226
167
174
439
386
376
371
371
371
367
358
344
269
Wind (km/h)
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
E
5
E
5
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
W
0
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:41AM2.06m
5:35PM2.04m
5:56AM2.08m
6:53PM2.16m
7:13AM2.17m
Low Tide
10:35PM0.63m
11:07AM0.54m
11:52PM0.60m
12:26PM0.49m
1:08AM0.50m
1:37PM0.38m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:13
5:14
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
8
7
7
7
7
10
10
9
8
7
6
6
6
10
12
10
Feels °C
1
2
2
3
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
7
7
6
5
4
3
3
3
7
9
8
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