Patea River Mouth Surf Break

Patea River Mouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.77° S 174.49° E

Issued: 5 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Patea River Mouth sea temperature is
14.0° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (04 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Patea River Mouth at 11PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)--
Afternoon (04 Jul)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (04 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
2
1
3
0
3
2
2
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.4
W
10
2
WNW
10
0.6
WSW
17
1.8
WNW
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.5
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
351
338
389
621
596
416
746
197
528
295
416
540
909
1058
1144
743
1498
1517
1536
1356
1208
980
702
537
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
10
N
10
NE
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
25
ESE
15
E
10
NE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:16PM2.20m
00:31AM2.32m
12:55PM2.15m
1:10AM2.26m
1:38PM2.10m
1:54AM2.20m
Low Tide
6:24PM0.40m
6:52AM0.43m
7:05PM0.45m
7:34AM0.45m
7:49PM0.51m
8:18AM0.47m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:09
5:09
 mm
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
11
10
10
14
10
9
10
9
10
9
10
12
13
10
10
8
7
7
7
11
Feels °C
7
7
6
7
6
8
7
11
8
7
8
6
6
4
7
10
10
9
9
5
5
4
4
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
0.9
W
10
1
W
6
1.3
WSW
9
1.5
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
14
1.6
S
8
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
Energy kJ
351
338
389
621
596
416
331
153
67
295
416
540
909
1058
1144
347
1498
1517
1536
1356
1208
980
702
537
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
22
0.1
SW
21
0.2
WSW
20
0.2
WSW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
WSW
17
0.9
W
9
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
15
0.7
SW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
S
8
1.1
S
8
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.5
S
8
Energy kJ
9
17
38
37
84
155
152
197
139
171
158
223
743
266
146
61
20
9
9
3
29
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
16
0.2
NNW
4
0.6
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
17
0.1
NW
11
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
9
0.3
S
9
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
10
1
177
146
528
5
10
9
8
8
8
14
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
3
0.6
N
3
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
2
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
6
1.8
WNW
9
0.4
ESE
3
0.6
SE
3
0.9
SE
4
1.5
SSE
7
0.4
NE
3
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
ESE
3
0.5
ESE
3
Energy kJ
5
8
12
12
7
22
746
36
528
2
7
27
192
2
79
21
16
6
3
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
2
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
22
22
93
39
55
19
0
27
0
0
0
0
93
127
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
8
8
8
8
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