Patea River Mouth surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 NZST
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Patea River Mouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
17.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Patea River Mouth today?

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 10AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (20 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (20 Apr)13ft (4.0m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.2
WSW
2.5
S
4
S
4
S
4
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.3
S
2.1
S
1.9
S
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)141414131381011111111101010101099999887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1647141511117224849483307342332512918270823202095189116601417107410501026876785597442235
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
5
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SSE
30
SSE
50
SSE
50
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:20AM
2.47
11:47PM
2.49
12:10PM
2.34
12:39AM
2.36
1:08PM
2.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:16AM
0.06
5:38PM
0.07
6:06AM
0.19
6:28PM
0.23
7:02AM
0.36
7:23PM
0.41
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise--6:54-------6:56-------6:56-----
Sunset----5:45-------5:45-------5:43---
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---2121-111543----11----
Temp. °C111214141314121211111010101112121211111112121110
Feels °C (?)1011111299221100123343335556
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