Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
14.8°C
1.0° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 11AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.7m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (16 Oct)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (16 Oct)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
14
3
S
9
3
S
10
3.5
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
9
2.3
S
8
2.1
S
8
1.8
S
7
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
886
1275
1522
2095
1849
1301
993
835
681
499
339
162
142
142
137
93
121
68
48
47
65
90
66
Wind (km/h)
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
20
SSE
15
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
1:20AM2.07m
1:40PM2.12m
2:03AM1.95m
2:27PM1.99m
3:00AM1.83m
3:27PM1.88m
Low Tide
7:36AM0.47m
8:03PM0.62m
8:18AM0.61m
8:54PM0.73m
9:10AM0.72m
9:55PM0.80m
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light rain
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:33
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6:31
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7:42
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1
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Temp °C
9
10
10
11
10
10
9
9
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
11
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
0
1
2
1
0
1
1
2
3
3
4
6
6
7
7
9
8
8
9
11
11
11
10
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