Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
13.5° 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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 3PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (19 Jul)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (19 Jul)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.9
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
515
447
367
358
344
266
377
367
301
297
288
284
231
189
183
178
175
172
172
238
90
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
10
WSW
15
SSE
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
N
10
W
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
1:07PM2.24m
1:26AM2.29m
1:51PM2.11m
2:10AM2.12m
2:38PM1.99m
Low Tide
7:04AM0.25m
7:18PM0.35m
7:47AM0.37m
8:04PM0.50m
8:32AM0.49m
8:53PM0.64m
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:20
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
12
10
9
8
9
10
12
10
9
8
7
7
7
10
11
11
11
Feels °C
9
11
10
11
10
6
5
3
5
6
7
5
4
4
4
5
4
7
8
7
7
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